NOVAS Project

Novel Particle Accelerators in Science

Publications


2025

Bayesian optimization of laser wakefield acceleration in the self-modulated regime (SM-LWFA) aiming to produce molybdenum-99 via photonuclear reactions
B. S. Nunes, S. P. Santos, R. P. Nunes, C. Bontoiu, M.S. Alva-Sánchez, R. E. Samad, N. D. Vieira, Jr., G. Xia, J. Resta-López, and A. Bonatto
Phys. Plasmas 32 (2025) 033101

Design and Optimization of a 4 Tesla 200 mm Aperture Helium-Free Nb-Ti Nested CCT Quadrupole / Dipole Superconducting Magnet
G. Kirby, N. Deelen, A. Iziquel, J. Van. Nugteren, E. Page-Mason, D. Martins, R. Berjillos, C. Garcia Ramos, C. A. Gonzales Cordero, T. Junquera, T. Kurtukian-Nieto, J. Resta, I. Martel
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 35 (5) (2025) 4002307

2024

Roadmap for future Accelerators
I. Agapov, R. Assmann, A. Ballarino, R. Bartolini, C. Carli, I. Chaikovska, U. Dorda, M. Fuchs, G. Franchetti, F. Hug, R. Ischebeck, B. Lorentz, V. Morozov, J. Olivares, H. Podlech, J. Resta Lopez, J. Rosenzweig, A. Sherjan, H. Tanaka, M. Vretenar, J. Yang, Y. Yuan, F. Zimmermann
I.FAST Deliverable Report 5.2 (2024). DOI:10.5281/zenodo.13889709

Plasmonic Excitations in Carbon Nanotubes: PIC Simulations vs Hydrodynamic Model. Book chapter
P. Martín-Luna, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, G. Xia, and J. Resta-López
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1006820

Optimization of Nanostructured Plasmas for Laser Wakefield Acceleration Using a Bayesian Algorithm
J. Rodríguez-Pérez, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, P. Martín-Luna, J. Resta-López, G. Xia
Proc. of IPAC 2024, TUPC29, Nashville, USA, 2024

Particle Beam-Driven Wakefield in Carbon Nanotubes: Hydrodynamic Model vs PIC Simulations
P. Martín-Luna, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, G. Xia, and J. Resta-López
Proc. of IPAC 2024, MOPR19, Nashville, USA, 2024

Plasmonic excitations in double-walled carbon nanotubes
P. Martín-Luna, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, J. Resta-López, J. Rodríguez-Pérez, G. Xia
Results in Physics 60 (2024) 107698

Excitation of Plasmonic Wakefields in Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: A Hydrodynamic Approach. Book chapter
Pablo Martín-Luna and Javier Resta-López
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.114270

Plasmonic excitations in double-walled carbon nanotubes
P. Martín-Luna, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, G. Xia, and J. Resta-López
arXiv:2401.08334

Hydrodynamic Model for Particle Beam-Driven Wakefield in Carbon Nanotubes
P. Martín-Luna, O. Apsimon, M. Barberá-Ramos, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, G. Xia, and J. Resta-López
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 2687 (2024) 042005

2023

Excitation of wakefields in carbon nanotubes: a hydrodynamic model approach
P. Martín-Luna, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, G. Xia, and J. Resta-López
New J. Phys. 25 (2023) 123029

TeV/m acceleration in laser-graphene interactions
C. Bontoiu, O. Apsimon, A. Bonatto, J. Resta-López, C. Welsch, G. Xia, M. Yadav
Proc. of IPAC 2023, TUPA051, Venice, Italy, 2023

Design of a compact superconducting recoil separator for HIE-ISOLDE
J. Resta-López, A. Foussat, G. Kirby, I. Martel, V. Rodin, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2023, TUPA050, Venice, Italy, 2023

Hydrodynamic model for particle beam-driven wakefield in carbon nanotubes
P. Martín-Luna, O. Apsimon, M. Barberá-Ramos, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, J. Resta-López, G. Xia
Proc. of IPAC 2023, TUPA066, Venice, Italy, 2023

Driver-witness configuration in CNT array-based acceleration
M. Barberá-Ramos, O. Apsimon, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, P. Martín-Luna, J. Resta-López, G. Xia
Proc. of IPAC 2023, TUPA052, Venice, Italy, 2023

PetaVolts per meter Plasmonics: introducing extreme nanoscience as a route towards scientific frontiers
A. A. Sahai, M. Golkowski, S. Gedney, T. Katsouleas, G. Andonian, G. White, J. Stohr, P. Muggli, D. Filipetto, F. Zimmermann, T. Tajima, G. Mourou, J. Resta-Lopez
JINST 18, P07019 (2023)

An innovative Superconducting Recoil Separator for HIE-ISOLDE
I. Martel et al.
Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B 541, 179 (2023)

Exploring ultra-high-intensity wakefields in carbon nanotube arrays: An effective plasma-density approach
A. Bonatto, G.Xia, O. Apsimon, C. Bontoiu, E. Kukstas, V. Rodin, M. Yadav, C. P. Welsch, and J. Resta-Lopez
Phys. Plasmas 30, 033105 (2023)

TeV/m catapult acceleration of electrons in graphene layers
C. Bontoiu, O. Apsimon, E. Kukstas, V. Rodin, M. Yadav, C. P. Welsch, J. Resta-Lopez, A. Bonatto, G. Xia
Scientific Reports 13, 1330 (2023)

2022

Future Particle Accelerators. Book chapter
Javier Resta Lopez
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.106340

An Effective-Density Model for Accelerating Fields in Laser-Graphene Interactions
C. Bontoiu, O. Apsimon, A. Bonatto, E. Kukstas, J. Resta-Lopez, C. P. Welsch, M. Yadav, G. Xia
Proc. of IPAC 2022, WEPOST043, Bangkok, Thailand, 2022

Stability and Lifetime Studies of Carbon Nanotubes for Electron Cooling in ELENA
B. Galante, J. Resta-Lopez, G. Tranquille, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2022, MOPOMS028, Bangkok, Thailand, 2022

Application of Nanomaterials and Metamaterials in Accelerator Physics
J. Resta-Lopez, O. Apsimon, A. Bonatto, B. Galante, C. P. Welsch, G. Xia
Proc. of IPAC 2022, MOPOMS016, Bangkok, Thailand, 2022

PetaVolts per meter Plasmonics
A. A. Sahai, M. Golkowski, S. Gedney, T. Katsouleas, G. Andonian, G. White, J. Stohr, P. Muggli, D. Filipetto, F. Zimmermann, T. Tajima, G. Mourou, J. Resta-Lopez
Snowmass21 White Paper, arXiv:2203.11623v1 [physics.acc-ph], March 22, 2022

Report of the Accelerator Frontier Topical Group 6 on Advanced Accelerator Concepts for Snowmass 2021
C. G. R. Geddes et al.
Snowmass21 White Paper, arXiv:2208.13279v2 [physics.acc-ph], September 22, 2022

Report of the Topical Group on Physics Beyond the Standard Model at Energy Frontier for Snowmass 2021
T. Bose et al.
Snowmass21 White Paper, arXiv:2209.13128v2 [physics.acc-ph], September 27, 2022

Superconducting Curved Canted-Cosine-Theta (CCT) for the HIE-ISOLDE Recoil Separator Ring at CERN
G. Kirby, V. Rodin, O. Kirby, A. Foussat, J. Resta-Lopez, I. Martel, C. P. Welsch
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 32(6), 4004105 (2022)

2021

Stability and lifetime study of carbon nanotubes as cold electron field emitters for electron cooling in the CERN extra low energy antiproton ring
B. Galante, G. A. Tranquille, M. Himmerlich, C. P. Welsch, and J. Resta-López
Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 24, 113401 (2021)

Medipix3 for dosimetry and real-time beam monitoring: first tests at a 60 MeV proton therapy facility
J.S.L. Yap, N.J.S. Bal, A. Kacperek, J. Resta López and C.P. Welsch
JINST 16, T11001 (2021)

Optimization of the Electron Emission from Carbon Nanotubes for Electron Cooling in ELENA
B. Galante, J. Resta-López, G. Tranquille. C. P. Welsch
Proc. of COOL 2021, P1010, Novosibirsk, Russia, 2021

Modeling Betatron Radiation Diagnostics for E-310-Trojan Horse
M. Yadav, et al.
AAC Seminar Series, arXiv:2107.00483, June 30, 2021

Design and Beam Dynamics Studies of a Novel Compact Recoil Separator Ring for Nuclear Research with Radioactive Beams
J. Resta-López, A. Foussat, G. Kirby, I. Martel, V. Rodin
Proc. of IPAC 2021, WEPAB180, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 2021

Nanoplasmonic Accelerators Towards Tens of TeraVolts per Meter Gradients Using Nanomaterials
A. A. Sahai, M. Golkowski, V. Harid, C. Joshi, T. C. Katsouleas, A. Latina, J. Resta-López, P. Taborek, A. G. R. Thomas, F. Zimmermann
Proc. of IPAC 2021, MOPAB168, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 2021

Carbon Nanotubes as Cold Electron Field Emitters for Electron Cooling in the CERN Extra Low Energy Antiproton (ELENA) Ring
B. Galante, O. Apsimon, J. Resta-López, G. Tranquille. C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2021, WEPAB152, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 2021

Modelling Seeded Self Modulation of Long Elliptical Bunches in Plasma
A. Perera, O. Apsimon, J. Resta-López, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2021, THPAB140, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 2021

Realistic Simulations of Stray Field Impact on Low Energy Transfer Lines
V. Rodin, A. Farricker, S. Padden, J. Resta-López, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2021, WEPAB214, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 2021

2020

EuPRAXIA Conceptual Design Report
R. W. Assmann, et al.
The European Physical Journal Special Topics 229 (2020) p. 3675–4284

Geometric optimization study for a Dielectric Laser Accelerator
Gyanendra Yadav, Javier Resta-López, Carsten Welsch and Guoxing Xia
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1596 (2020) 012016

Towards ultra-high gradient particle acceleration in carbon nanotubes
A. Perera, A. Bonatto, C. Bontoiu, J. Resta-López, V. Rodin, C. Welsch, G. Xia and G. Yadav
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1596 (2020) 012028

Beam characterization studies of the 62 MeV proton therapy beamline at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Jacinta Yap, Javier Resta-López, Andrzej Kacperek, Roland Schnuerer, Simon Jolly, Stewart Boogert, Carsten Welsch
Physica Medica 77 (2020) 108

Nanostructure Accelerators: Novel concept and path to its realization
A. Sahai, M. Golkowski, F. Zimmermann, J. Resta-Lopez, T. Tajima, V. Shiltsev
arXiv:2006.10261

Conceptual design of a novel and compact superconducting recoil separator for radioactive isotopes
C. Bontoiu, I. Martel, J. Resta-López*, V. Rodin, C. P. Welsch
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 969 (2020) 164048

Novel transverse emittance measurements for electron cooling characterization
J. R. Hunt, J. Resta-López, C. P. Welsch, C. Carli, B. Dupuy, D. Gamba
Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 23 (2020) 032802

2019

Noninvasive 3D Field Mapping of Complex Static Electric Fields
A. Kainz, F. Keplinger, W. Hortschitz, M. Kahr, H. Steiner, M. Stifter, J. R. Hunt, J. Resta-Lopez, V. Rodin, C. P. Welsch, J. Borburgh, M. A. Fraser, and W. Bartmann
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122 (2019) 244801

Realistic 3D implementation of electrostatic elements for low energy machines
V. Rodin, J. R. Hunt, J. Resta-Lopez, B. Veglia, C. P. Welsch
Hyperfine Interact. 240 (2019) 35

Beam Characterization Using MEDIPIX3 and EBT3 Film at the Clatterbridge Proton Therapy Beamline
J. Yap, N. Bal, M. Fransen, A. Kacperek, F. Linde, J. Parsons, J. Resta-López, R. Schnuerer, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2019,THPMP033, Melbourne, Australia, 2019

Beam Dynamics in MBA Lattices with Different Chromaticity Correction Schemes
L. Hoummi, A. Loulergue, R. Nagaoka, J. Resta-Lopez, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2019, MOPGW096, Melbourne, Australia, 2019

Emittance evolution of low energy antiproton beams in the presence of deceleration and cooling
J. Hunt, C. Carli, B. Dupuy, D. Gamba, J. Resta-Lopez. C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2019, WEPGW090, Melbourne, Australia, 2019

Multi-objective Optimization of 3D Beam Tracking in Electrostatic Beamlines
V. Rodin, J. Hunt, J. Resta-Lopez, B. Veglia, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC 2019, WEPTS060, Melbourne, Australia, 2019

2018

Study of Ultra-High Gradient Acceleration in Carbon Nanotube Arrays
J. Resta-López, A. Alexandrova, V. Rodin, Y. Wei, C. P. Welsch, Y. Li, G. Xia, Y. Zhao
Proc. of IPAC2018, TUXGBE2, Vancouver, Canada, 2018

Beam Tracking Stidies of Electron Cooling in ELENA
B. Veglia, J. R. Hunt, J. Resta-Lopez, V. Rodin, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC2018, THPAF015, Vancouver, Canada, 2018

3D Tracking Methods in a GEANT4 Environment Through Electrostatic Beamlines
J. Hunt, J. Resta-Lopez, V. Rodin, B. Veglia, C. P. Welsch
Proc. of IPAC2018, THPAF016, Vancouver, Canada, 2018

Energy efficiency studies for dual-grating dielectric laser driven accelerators
Y. Wei, M. Ibison, J. Resta-Lopez, C. P. Welsch, R. Ischebeck, S. Jamison, G. Xia, M. Dehler, E. Prat, J. D. A. Smith
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 909 (2018) 257

Emittance measurements in low energy ion storage rings
J. R. Hunt, C. Carli, J. Resta-López, C. P. Welsch
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 896 (2018) 139