The Next Generation 3GeV Synchrotron Radiation Facility Project in Japan
Advanced synchrotron radiation (SR) has been recognized as a premier research tool for developments of science and technology as well as for core industrial applications. Large-scale SR facilities around the world are constantly evolving, providing super brilliant and super directive X-rays. Consequently, a new range of applications in the nano-disciplines has been created.
Electrons and Positrons Collide for the first time in the SuperKEKB Accelerator
Electrons and positrons accelerated and stored by the SuperKEKB particle accelerator collided for the first time on 26 April 2018 0:38, GMT+09:00 at KEK in Tsukuba, Japan. The Belle II detector, installed at the collision point, recorded events from electron-positron annihilation (matter-antimatter annihilation) of the beam particles, which produced other particles likely including beauty quark and anti-beauty quark pairs as well as other hadronic and Bhabha scattering events (1). These are the first electron-positron collisions at the KEK particle physics laboratory in 8 years; the previous KEKB particle collider ceased its operations in 2010.
IFMIF RFQ: an accelerator for a neutron source to test structural resistance of materials
On 21 April 2016 in Rokkasho (Japan) a ceremony was held for the installation of the low energy section of a very powerful accelerator (LIPAc) representing a prototype for the International Fusion Material Irradiation Facility (IFMIF). The aim of IFMIF, and of the LIPAc accelerator, is the production of very high intense fluxes of high energy monoenergetic neutrons which are needed for testing the structural resistance of materials to be employed in Nuclear Fusion Reactors.
IFSA 2013
The 8th International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications [IFSA 2013] will be held in Nara, Japan, from 8-13 September 2013. The goal of IFSA 2013 is to bring together scientists in the fields of inertial fusion sciences, high energy density physics, and related applications.
The 2013 Edward Teller Medal sponsored by the American Nuclear society will be awarded during the conference.
The 6th IAEA Technical Meeting on Physics and Technology of Inertial Fusion Energy Targets and Chambers will…
2012 Conference on Computational Physics
The 2012 Conference on Computational Physics [CCP2012] will be held on 14-18 October this year in Kobe, Japan. The event aims to be an international forum for the discussion of computational physics and its applications in research and in industry across a variety of disciplines.
The event, part of a series which has been held annually since 1989, is being organised under the auspices of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics’ commission on Computational Physics [C20]…
Asia-Europe-Pacific School of High-Energy Physics
The Asia-Europe-Pacific School of High-Energy Physics [AEPSHEP2012] is being held at the Luigans Spa & Resort, in Fukuoka, Japan, on 14-27 October this year. The school, which will be held in English, has places for around 100 PhD, advanced masters’ and junior post-doc students in the fields of experimental particle physics and phenomenology.
Applications for the school are now open. Applicants should complete the online application form, and provide a letter of reference and rank from their supervisor, before 23 April. Limited sponsorship will be available for students…
J-PARC: recovering from earthquake
The European Physical Society sends its heartfelt congratulations to the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex [J-PARC], for their progress in recovering from the heavy damage suffered during the tragic earthquake of March last year.
“In May 2011, we planned to restore beams at J-PARC by the end of December 2011. Since then, all the J-PARC people have worked day and night, and even weekends. Finally, on 9 December, the switch of the Linac was turned on…
Earthquake in Japan
The European Physical Society has sent letters of support to the physical societies in Japan, as well as the Japanese Embassy in Poland following the earthquake and tsunami.
The European Physical Society (EPS) would like to express its profound sympathy to the Japanese people following the twin catastrophes of the earthquake and the tsunami of 11 March 2011. We grieve with you for the loss of life and destruction. Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by these tragic events…
