Director's Corner
New Berkeley Lab and NVIDIA Partnership Integrates Quantum and AI Supercomputing for Next-Generation Research
Directional Muon Beam Shows Potential for Advanced Imaging Technique
A Scalable, Whole-Chip Method for Analyzing Noise in Quantum Processors
Using Liquid Crystal Films as Renewable Ultra-Fast Plasma Mirrors for Petawatt-Class Lasers
Compact laser-plasma accelerator can generate muons on demand for imaging
Portable muon beam could accelerate archaeology scans
Lasers made muon beams, no massive accelerator needed
BeamNetUS Announces Call For Proposals
Picksley Receives the 2025 Simon van der Meer Early Career Award
ATAP Researchers Honored at the 2025 North American Particle Accelerator Conference
Berkeley Researchers Receive IEEE Best Paper Award for Exascale Software Insights
Michigan Plasma Prize honors Lawrence Berkeley Lab physicist
Van Tilborg Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
The Many Doors One Key Can Open: Representing ATAP and Berkeley Lab at the UCSB Career Symposium
Service: A Core Stewardship Value
3Q4: Neel Rajeshbhai Vora
3Q4: Aaron Potash
Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls
Publications & Presentations
Advanced Modeling Program
Publications
J. D. Ludwig, S. C. Wilks, A. J. Kemp, G. J. Williams, E. Rockafellow, B. Miao, J. E. Shrock, H. M. Milchberg, J.-L. Vay, A. Huebl, R, Lehe, A. Cimmino, R. Versaci, V. Tang, and B. Reagan. “Laser Based 100 GeV Electron Acceleration Scheme for Muon Production,” Scientific Reports 15, Article number: 25902 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95440-
C. Mitchell, J-L. Vay, E. Zoni, A. Huebl, J. Qiang et al. “A Community Effort Toward a Particle Accelerator Lattice Standard (PALS),” in Proc. NAPAC2025, TUP004, Sacramento, CA, 2025. https://prebys.physics.ucdavis.edu/NAPAC-25/proceedings/pdf/TUP004.pdf
A. Huebl et al. “Towards Differentiable Beam Dynamics Modeling in BLAST/ImpactX,” in Proc. NAPAC2025, TUP101, Sacramento, CA, 2025. https://prebys.physics.ucdavis.edu/NAPAC-25/proceedings/pdf/TUP101.pdf
C. Mitchell and K. Hwang. “Explicit Symplectic Representations of Nonlinear Dipole Fringe Field Maps,” in Proc. NAPAC2025, TUP040, Sacramento, CA, 2025. https://prebys.physics.ucdavis.edu/NAPAC-25/proceedings/pdf/TUP040.pdf
H. Alamprese, J. Qiang, and Y. Hao. “Preliminary Study of Space Charge and Beam-Beam Interplay in a Collider Ring,” in Proc. NAPAC2025, TUP080, Sacramento, CA, 2025. https://prebys.physics.ucdavis.edu/NAPAC-25/proceedings/pdf/TUP080.pdf
J. Wan et al incl. J. Qiang. “JuTrack, a Julia-Based Auto-Differentiable Accelerator Simulation Code for Advanced Dynamics, Machine Learning and Optimization,” in Proc. NAPAC2025, TUP056, Sacramento, CA, 2025. https://prebys.physics.ucdavis.edu/NAPAC-25/proceedings/pdf/TUP056.pdf
O. Ramachandran et al incl. J. Qiang. “Mitigation of Coherent Synchrotron Radiation by Bunch Profile Optimization and Shielding,” in Proc. NAPAC2025, TUP067, Sacramento, CA, 2025. https://prebys.physics.ucdavis.edu/NAPAC-25/proceedings/pdf/TUP067.pdf
Y. Luo et al. incl. J. Qiang, “Crabbing Schemes for the Electron-Ion Collider,” in Proc. NAPAC2025, FRAD03, Sacramento, CA, 2025. https://prebys.physics.ucdavis.edu/NAPAC-25/proceedings/pdf/FRAD03.pdf
BACI Program
Publications
D. Merenich, T. Luo, X. Lu, “Recent developments in RF cavities with beam windows for the Future Muon Collider ionization cooling channels”, (Best Student Poster Award), NAPAC’25 – Sacramento, CA- August 10-15, 2025
D. Merenich, T. Luo, X. Lu, “Recent developments in RF cavities with beam windows for the Future Muon Collider ionization cooling channels”, 2nd US Muon Collider Meeting – Chicago, IL- August 7-8, 2025.
Presentations
D. Wang, “Machine learning enhanced deterministic feedback controls in lasers and accelerators,” (invited talk), NAPAC’25 – Sacramento, CA- August 10-15, 2025.
Gang Huang, Yilun Xu, Neel Vora, Neelay Fruitwala, Abhi Rajagopala, and Jeremey Mills. Tutorial presentation: QubiC: An Open-Source Full-Stack Scalable Real-Time Quantum Bit Controller, IEEE Quantum Week 2025—the IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering, August 31-Sept 5, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
BELLA Center
Publications
A. Mironov, S. S. Bulanov, A. Di Piazza, M. Grech, L. Lancia, S. Meuren, J. Palastro, C. Riconda, H. G. Rinderknecht, P. Tzeferacos, and G. Gregori. “Testing strong-field QED with the avalanche precursor,” Phys. Plasmas 1 September 2025; 32 (9): 093302. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0283438
Fusion Science & Ion Beam Technology Program
Publications
Chen, K.Y., Maiwald, J., Schauer, P.A. et al. “Electrochemical loading enhances deuterium fusion rates in a metal target,” Nature 644, 640–645 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09042-7
Xueyue Zhang, Niccolò Fiaschi, Lukasz Komza, Hanbin Song, Thomas Schenkel, and Alp Sipahigil. “Laser-Induced Spectral Diffusion of T Centers in Silicon Nanophotonic Devices,” PRX Quantum 6, 030351 – Published 16 September 2025. https://doi.org/10.1103/x2cv-2gcw
