May 23 – 28, 2027
Huntington Place
America/Detroit timezone

Scientific Program

  • Plenary Talks

  • MC1: colliders and related accelerators

    MC1 covers accelerators and storage rings providing colliding beams for particle and nuclear physics, including the associated Machine Detector Interface (MDI) region. This includes operating experience and performance limitations, upgrade plans, accelerator physics and specific to existing and future accelerators

    • MC1.A01: Hadron Colliders

      MC1.A01
    • MC1.A02: Lepton Circular Colliders

      MC1.A02
    • MC1.A03: Linear Lepton Colliders

      MC1.A03
    • MC1.A04: Circular Accelerators and Storage Rings

      MC1.A04
    • MC1.A07: Electrostatic Accelerators

      MC1.A07
    • MC1.A08: Linear Accelerators

      MC1.A08
    • MC1.A09: Muon Accelerators, Neutrino Factories, Muon Colliders

      MC1.A09
    • MC1.A10: Damping Rings

      MC1.A10
    • MC1.A11: Beam Cooling

      MC1.A11
    • MC1.A12: Fixed Field Accelerators (FFA)

      MC1.A12
    • MC1.A16: Advanced Concepts

      MC1.A16
    • MC1.A17: High Intensity Accelerators

      MC1.A17
    • MC1.A18: Energy Recovery Linacs (ERLs)

      MC1.A18
    • MC1.A19: Lepton-Hadron Colliders

      MC1.A19
    • MC1.A20: Radioactive Ions

      MC1.A20
    • MC1.A25: Beyond Colliders

      MC1.A25
    • MC1.A26: Machine Detector Interface

      MC1.A26
    • MC1.A30: Polarized Beams

      MC1.A30
    • MC1.T12: Beam Injection/Extraction and Transport

      MC1.T12
    • MC1.T19: Collimation

      MC1.T19
  • MC2: photon sources and electron accelerators

    MC2 covers photon sources and electron accelerators other than high energy or nuclear physics applications. It includes beam interactions with insertion devices, and associated accelerator systems such as injectors, booster synchrotrons, photon beam lines and photon beam line components.

    • MC2.A04: Circular Accelerators

      MC2.A04
    • MC2.A05: Synchrotron Radiation Facilities

      MC2.A05
    • MC2.A06: Free Electron Lasers (FELs)

      MC2.A06
    • MC2.A07: Electrostatic Accelerators

      MC2.A07: A07
    • MC2.A08: Linear Accelerators

      MC2.A08
    • MC2.A18: Energy Recovery Linacs (ERLs)

      MC2.A18
    • MC2.A23: Other Linac Based Photon Sources

      MC2.A23
    • MC2.A24: Accelerators and Storage Rings, Other

      MC2.A24
    • MC2.A25: THz sources

      MC2.A25
    • MC2.A26: Compton Sources

      MC2.A26
    • MC2.A29: Ultrafast electron diffraction and ultrafast electron microscopy (UED/UEM)

      MC2.A29
    • MC2.A30: Polarized beams

      MC2.A30
    • MC2.T02: Electron Sources

      MC2.T02
    • MC2.T12: Beam Injection/Extraction and Transport

      MC2.T12
    • MC2.T15: Undulators and Wigglers

      MC2.T15
    • MC2.T25: Lasers

      MC2.T25
    • MC2.T26: Photon Beam Lines and Components

      MC2.T26
  • MC3: advanced acceleration techniques and novel particle sources

    MC3 covers (i) New concepts of accelerating techniques, which may overcome the present limitations of size and/or cost or which give access to new beam characteristics. (ii) Novel and unconventional sources of particles, including electrons and protons, neutrons, ions, and secondary particles and antiparticles. Novel here refers to technologies or parameters that are not yet widely used in operation.

    • MC3.A09: Muon Accelerators, Neutrino Factories, Muon Colliders

      MC3.A09
    • MC3.A12: Fixed Field Accelerators (FFAs)

      MC3.A12
    • MC3.A15: New Acceleration Concepts and Techniques

      MC3.A15
    • MC3.A16: Advanced Concepts

      MC3.A16
    • MC3.A17: High Intensity Accelerators

      MC3.A17
    • MC3.A20: Radioactive Ions

      MC3.A20
    • MC3.A21: Secondary Beams

      MC3.A21
    • MC3.A22: Plasma Wakefield Acceleration

      MC3.A22
    • MC3.A26: Compton sources

      MC3.A26
    • MC3.A30: Polarized beams

      MC3.A30
    • MC3.T01: Proton and Ion Sources

      MC3.T01
    • MC3.T02: Electron Sources

      MC3.T02
    • MC3.T25: Lasers

      MC3.T25
    • MC3.T28: Neutron Sources

      MC3.T28
    • MC3.T39: Positron sources

      MC3.T39
  • MC4: hadron accelerators

    MC4 covers design, development, construction, commissioning, operation and upgrades of low, medium and high energy hadron accelerators, excluding hadron colliders. This includes ion sources, electrostatic accelerators, proton and ion linear accelerators, proton and ion synchrotrons, radioactive beam facilities, antiproton accumulators and collectors, ion accumulators and storage rings, cyclotrons, synchrocyclotrons, FFAs and any other similar machines. Both low and high intensity machines are covered, as are all relevant aspects of high intensity fixed target accelerators such as proton or light ions drivers for neutron sources, neutrino factories, etc.

    • MC4.A04: Circular Accelerators

      MC4.A04
    • MC4.A07: Electrostatic Accelerators

      MC4.A07
    • MC4.A08: Linear Accelerators

      MC4.A08
    • MC4.A09: Muon Accelerators, Neutrino Factories, Muon Colliders

      MC4.A09
    • MC4.A11: Beam Cooling

      MC4.A11
    • MC4.A12: Fixed Field Accelerators (FFA)

      MC4.A12
    • MC4.A13: Cyclotrons

      MC4.A13
    • MC4.A14: Neutron Spallation Facilities

      MC4.A14
    • MC4.A16: Advanced Concepts

      MC4.A16
    • MC4.A17: High Intensity Accelerators

      MC4.A17
    • MC4.A20: Radioactive Ions

      MC4.A20
    • MC4.A21: Secondary Beams

      MC4.A21
    • MC4.A24: Accelerators and Storage Rings, Other

      MC4.A24
    • MC4.A30: Polarized beams

      MC4.A30
    • MC4.T01: Proton and Ion Sources

      MC4.T01
    • MC4.T12: Beam Injection/Extraction and Transport

      MC4.T12
    • MC4.T19: Collimation

      MC4.T19
    • MC4.T20: Targetry and Dumps

      MC4.T20
    • MC4.T28: Neutron Sources

      MC4.T28
    • MC4.T32: Ion Beam Stripping

      MC4.T32
  • MC5: beam dynamics and electromagnetic fields

    MC5 covers general aspects of electro-magnetic interactions of charged particle beams in accelerators and storage rings. This includes linear and nonlinear beam optics, development of codes for modeling of externally applied or beam generated electro-magnetic fields, plus theory, observations and simulations of single/multi particle dynamics and collective effects, independent of technological or project specific aspects.

    • MC5.D01: Beam Optics Lattices, Correction Schemes, Transport

      MC5.D01
    • MC5.D02: Nonlinear Single Particle Dynamics Resonances, Tracking, Higher Order, Dynamic Aperture, Code Developments

      MC5.D02
    • MC5.D03: Calculations of EM fields Theory and Code Developments

      MC5.D03
    • MC5.D04: Beam Coupling Impedance Theory, Simulations, Measurements, Code Development

      MC5.D04
    • MC5.D05: Coherent and Incoherent Instabilities Theory, Simulations, Code Development

      MC5.D05
    • MC5.D06: Coherent and Incoherent Instabilities Measurements and Countermeasures

      MC5.D06
    • MC5.D07: High Intensity Circular Machines Space Charge, Halos

      MC5.D07
    • MC5.D08: High Intensity in Linear Accelerators Space Charge, Halos

      MC5.D08
    • MC5.D09: Emittance manipulation, Bunch Compression and Cooling

      MC5.D09
    • MC5.D10: Beam-Beam Effects Theory, Simulations, Measurements, Code Developments

      MC5.D10
    • MC5.D11: Code Developments and Simulation Techniques

      MC5.D11
    • MC5.D12: Electron Cloud and Trapped Ion Effects

      MC5.D12
    • MC5.D13: Polarized Beams

      MC5.D13
  • MC6: beam instrumentation, controls, and operational aspects

    MC6 covers measurement and control of the beam properties in particle accelerators including beam diagnostics and instrumentation, beam feedback systems, low level RF controls, timing and synchronization schemes for all types of accelerators. Included also are contributions to accelerator control systems, online modeling and applications, control software, as well as operational aspects of modern accelerators such as alignment and surveying methods, machine protection systems, radiation protection and monitoring, issues pertaining to reliability and operability.

    • MC6.A28: Medical Applications

      MC6.A28
    • MC6.T03: Beam Diagnostics and Instrumentation

      MC6.T03
    • MC6.T04: Accelerator/Storage Ring Control Systems

      MC6.T04
    • MC6.T05: Beam Feedback Systems

      MC6.T05
    • MC6.T17: Alignment and Survey

      MC6.T17
    • MC6.T18: Radiation Monitoring and Safety

      MC6.T18
    • MC6.T22: Reliability, Operability

      MC6.T22
    • MC6.T23: Machine Protection

      MC6.T23
    • MC6.T24: Timing and Synchronization

      MC6.T24
    • MC6.T25: Lasers

      MC6.T25
    • MC6.T26: Photon Beam Lines and Components

      MC6.T26
    • MC6.T27: Low Level RF

      MC6.T27
    • MC6.T33: Online Modelling and Software Tools

      MC6.T33
  • MC7: accelerator technology and sustainability

    MC7 covers design, construction, testing and performance of accelerator components or subsystems, with emphasis on both foundational technologies and emerging methods that drive advancements in the field. Included are advanced technologies and approaches for accelerator component manufacturing efficiency, and sustainable production, operation, and recycling methods. Contributions with emphasis on achieving beam performance specific to an accelerator type or design should generally be classified elsewhere.

    • MC7.T06: Normal Conducting RF

      MC7.T06
    • MC7.T07: Superconducting RF

      MC7.T07
    • MC7.T08: RF Power Sources

      MC7.T08
    • MC7.T09: Normal Conducting Magnets

      MC7.T09
    • MC7.T10: Superconducting Magnets

      MC7.T10
    • MC7.T11: Power Supplies

      MC7.T11
    • MC7.T13: Cryogenics

      MC7.T13
    • MC7.T14: Vacuum Technology

      MC7.T14
    • MC7.T15: Undulators and Wigglers

      MC7.T15
    • MC7.T16: Pulsed Technology (magnet and power supplies)

      MC7.T16
    • MC7.T17: Alignment and Survey

      MC7.T17
    • MC7.T19: Collimation

      MC7.T19
    • MC7.T20: Targetry and Dumps

      MC7.T20
    • MC7.T21: Infrastructures

      MC7.T21
    • MC7.T24: Timing and Synchronization

      MC7.T24
    • MC7.T25: Lasers

      MC7.T25
    • MC7.T31: Subsystems, Technology and Components

      MC7.T31
    • MC7.T34: Permanent Magnets

      MC7.T34
    • MC7.T35: Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Accelerator Components

      MC7.T35
    • MC7.T36: Sustainability

      MC7.T36
    • MC7.T37: Innovation Processes

      MC7.T37
    • MC7.T38: Mechanical Design

      MC7.T38
  • MC8: application of accelerators and engagement for industry and society

    MC8 emphasizes the broad applications of accelerators across scientific, industrial and societal sectors, e.g., for detection, characterization, testing, treatment, processing, and modification. This MC also covers success stories and lessons learnt from technology transfer and other engagement with industry, as well as outreach and scientific communication activities.

    • MC8.U01: Health & Biology

      MC8.U01
    • MC8.U02: Materials Analysis and Modification

      MC8.U02
    • MC8.U03: Transmutation and Energy Production

      MC8.U03
    • MC8.U04: Isotope Production

      MC8.U04
    • MC8.U05: Security

      MC8.U05
    • MC8.U06: Environment

      MC8.U06
    • MC8.U07: Sustainability

      MC8.U07
    • MC8.U08: Radiation Effects

      MC8.U08
    • MC8.U09: Other Applications

      MC8.U09
    • MC8.U10: Technology Transfer and Lab Industry Relations

      MC8.U10
    • MC8.U11: Outreach and Communications

      MC8.U11
    • MC8.U12: Industrial Applications

      MC8.U12