LINAC2026 - 33rd Linear Accelerator Conference

Session

Plenary Talks

17 Aug 2026, 09:30

Daejeon Convention Center

47. High-dimensional beam tomography with PolariX: Experimental results from DESY and PSI

Sonja Jaster-Merz (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)

MC4.A01: Beam diagnostics

Plenary Talk (Invitation Only)

PolariX transverse deflection structures (TDS) are installed at different accelerators at DESY and PSI to enable advanced characterization of the particle beams for applications like free-electron lasers, beam-driven plasma acceleration, or advanced acceleration R&D projects. The variable streaking angle of PolariX – a differentiating capability of this TDS – allows us to apply a variety of...

60. Laser-plasma accelerator driven radiation generation and applications

Jeroen van Tilborg (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

MC1.A04 Plasma and wakefield acceleration

Plenary Talk (Invitation Only)

Laser-plasma accelerators hold great promise for a range of radiation generation applications due to their high accelerating gradients, which can result in significant reductions in facility size and cost. They are also capable of producing electron beams with novel and tunable properties, including ultrashort bunch durations. Recent work has demonstrated several advances in secondary...

114. Linac Facilities for Single Event Effects Testing

Steven Lidia (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams)

MC3.A03: Other proton/ion

Plenary Talk (Invitation Only)

Modern electronic systems are required to provide various degrees of radiation hardness against performance and lifespan degradation due to the natural environment, man-made radiation sources, and their mission or use case. Solar coronal mass ejections (CME) and galactic cosmic rays (GCR) are two sources of naturally-occurring radiation fields with sufficient flux and energy to disrupt...

121. Linacs for lithography

Mr Peter Barrett (Playground Global)

MC2.A03: Energy recovery linacs

Plenary Talk (Invitation Only)

Light drives innovation – the wavelength, the power, the intrinsic qualities. From the mask shop to the packaging fab, from lithography to metrology, each technology node has relied on light invention to enable scaling, process control, reliability, and even ensuring supply chain security. However, the increasing cost and complexity of new light sources to meet industry demands has become...

28. Present status and future plans for linear accelerators in Korea

Yeonsei Chung (Institute for Basic Science)

MC3.A02: Ion linac projects

Plenary Talk (Invitation Only)

This talk presents the status of major linear accelerators in Korea: the RAON (heavy ion accelerator), the KOMAC (100 MeV proton accelerator), and the Pohang XFEL linear accelerator. Also future plans for each facility is to be presented including the energy upgrade of the RAON to 200 MeV/u (uranium) and the energy upgrade of the KOMAC to 200 MeV to study the radiation effects of semiconductor chips.

120. Updates on the Worldwide efforts for transmutation of spent nuclear fuel with accelerator driven systems

Dr Stuart Henderson (Consultant)

MC3.A03: Other proton/ion

Plenary Talk (Invitation Only)

There is a worldwide demand for power, most recently driven by the >200 new chips fabs being built and the number of data centers being built and planned.

We need to turn to the nuclear solutions to solve these energy hungry global activities.

The problem is always the concern on the waste final disposition.

Used nuclear fuel reaches radiotoxicity equivalent to natural uranium ore in...