17–22 May 2026
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SMART - a SMall pArticle accelerRaTor on chip

SUP3004
17 May 2026, 14:00
4h
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Student Poster Presentation MC3.A15: Advanced techniques/Novel sources: New Acceleration Concepts and Techniques Student poster session

Speaker

Dr Alan Marcia (Fondazione Bruno Kessler, University of Trento)

Description

The miniaturization of particle accelerators via Dielec
tric Laser Acceleration (DLA)* offers a route to ultra
compact, cost-effective devices poweredbycommerciallaser
systems. This work explores the extension of DLA technol
ogy—historically focused on electrons—to protons, aiming
to enable "on-chip" sources of high energy hadrons. We
present the design and simulation of a novel microstruc
ture optimized for the acceleration of non-relativistic pro
tons. Key challenges addressed include the management
of phase slippage and the requirement for strong transverse
confinement of heavy particles at low 𝛽. This study aims
to demonstrate the potential for stable acceleration and fo
cusing, validating the pDLA(proton-DLA) ** concept as a
viable candidate for future compact accelerator architectures.

Footnotes

*Peralta, E. A., et. al (2013). Demonstration of electron acceleration in a laser-driven dielectric microstructure. Nature, 503(7474), 91–94. https://doi.org/10.1038/NAT

**Torrisi, et. al (2021). Feasibility Study and Perspectives of proton Dielectric Laser Accelerators (p-DLA): from nanosource to accelerator scheme. Arxive. /https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2106.13701

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Author

Dr Alan Marcia (Fondazione Bruno Kessler, University of Trento)

Co-authors

Dr Antonino Picciotto (Fondazione Bruno Kessler) Emilio Corte (Fondazione Bruno Kessler) Dr Richard Hall-Wilton (Fondazione Bruno Kessler)

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