Laser Wakefield Driven X-ray Sources in Canada: A Brilliant Future for Agriculture and Global Food Security
Prof. Jean-Claude Kieffer, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Canada
Abstract: There is need for stand-alone systems for screening plants and seeds at production sites. I will discuss devel-opment of high...
Electric Breakdown in Thunderstorms and Plasma Technology – Chances and Puzzles
Prof. Ute Ebert, Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI), Amsterdam, and Eindhoven University of Technology
Abstract: Electric breakdown of gases occurs in thunderstorms and in a wide range of applications in plasma and high voltage technologies....
High Energy Density Physics Experiments at Imperial College – Megaamps and Megabars
Dr. Simon Bland, Imperial College, London, UK
Abstract: The last 2 decades have seen an explosion in high energy density physics research, spurred on by the development of national...
