A new publication from the University of Liverpool’s QUASAR Group reports the design and characterization of an advanced extraction system for a Supersonic Gas Curtain–based Ionization Profile Monitor (SGC-IPM), contributes to the development of beam diagnostics for FLASH proton therapy. Schematic of SGC-IPM (Extraction system highlighted in green box). (Image credit: Parambil, F. T. M., et al, Instruments, 10(1), 4, CC BY) The work has been published in the open-access jour

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A new study from the University of Liverpool’s QUASAR Group , with collaborators from the MAX IV Light Source , describes a pioneering design for a “bunch-length monitor” capable of measuring ultra-short electron bunches with femtosecond-level resolution, using spatial images of Coherent Transition Radiation (CTR). The work is published in the open-access journal Instruments under the title Designing a Femtosecond-Resolution Bunch Length Monitor Using Coherent Transition Radi

The biennial Low Level Radio Frequency Workshop ( LLRF Workshop 2025 ), which convenes scientists and engineers worldwide to focus on precision radio frequency systems for particle accelerators took place from the 12-16 October 2025 at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) in Virginia, USA.  EuPRAXIA DN Fellow Phani Deep Meruga attended the workshop and took the opportunity to present a talk entitled “Development and Testing of a Low-Noise X-Band

Proton beam therapy is already recognised for its ability to target tumours with high precision while sparing surrounding healthy tissue. FLASH therapy advances this approach by delivering radiation at ultra-high dose rates (>40 Gy/s). Preclinical studies suggest that such rapid delivery can destroy cancer cells as effectively as conventional treatment while substantially reducing side-effects in normal tissue. Image of the supersonic gas curtain ionization profile monitor (i

EuPRAXIA DN Fellow David Gregocki conducted an experiment involving researchers from the National Institute of Optics (CNR) in Pisa, the University of Pisa, and the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) in Pisa to unveil a promising new method for real-time dose monitoring in laser-driven electron beam experiments. Their findings, published in the journal Instruments  under the title “Real-Time Dose Monitoring via Non-Destructive Charge Measurement of Laser-Driven Ele