About SPIR@L

Strong-field Plasma Interaction Research @ Lancaster

We are a plasma physics research group at Lancaster University, focusing on….

  • High intensity laser-plasma interactions
  • Laser driven plasma wakefield acceleration
  • Beam driven plasma wakefield acceleration
  • Novel compact x-ray sources

Much of our work is part of The Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science and Technology https://www.cockcroft.ac.uk/