1. Paris, 20-21 / 02 / 2008ELI kick off Meeting Danilo Giulietti Physics Department of the University and INFN, Pisa, Italy danilo.giulietti@pi.infn.it

2. ITALIAN PARTICIPATION TO THE ELI PREPARATORY PHASE FUNDING AGENCY: Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca TWO BENEFICIARIES COORDINATED BY INFN

3. INFN: the involved groups INFN-PISA INFN-LNF INFN-MILANO INFN-MILANO B. UNIV. ROMA1

4. PLAsma acceleration and MONochromatic X-ray production @ LNF-INFN

5. 6J, 20fs, 10Hz

7. LWFA acceleration of externally injected electrons in a gas-jet plasma

8. Tuneable X-ray radiation source based on Thomson Scattering

9. Project manager J.P. Chambaret + System Engineer Laser system P. Georges S. Karsch Attosecond Science G. Tsakiris, D Charalambidis P. Audebert Laser plasma accelerator D. Giulietti V. Malka Ultrafast X-ray radiation beams A. Rousse B. Rus High field Science D. Habs D. Bernard Steering committee Project leader G. Mourou OPCPA TiSa:ampli Diode pumping Coherent beam combining Adaptative optic Attosecond to zeptosecond Physics Ultra relativisitc optics Beam lines Coherent (X,  )-rays (FEL, HHG & plasma) Incoherent (X,  )-ray beams (synchrotron- like, atomic) Beam lines NLQED Fundamendal physics Exotic physics Nuclear Physics Proposed Applications Probe ultrafast dynamics (atom, molecule and plasma) Ultra Non Linear X-UV phenomena Electron dynamics Gamma imaging Radiotherapy Test and Calibration Probing plasmas Polarised beam High energy physics … Probe ultrafast dynamics, image with high resolution (nano/bulk) & create new states of matter 1. (X,  )-ray imaging 2. Ultrafast diffraction 3. Ultrafast absorption 4. Intense x-ray excitation BUILDING SAFETY Safety Manager Ultra relativistic plasma Electron beam Proton beam Ions beam Muons beam Beam lines Transmutation induced by laser

10. Project manager J.P. Chambaret + System Engineer Plasmas as Accelerators L. Silva Electron beam H. Videau Laser plasma accelerator D. Giulietti, V. Malka Ion beam J. Fuchs Steering committee Project leader G. Mourou Simulations (pic, hybrid, etc…) Single stage Multi stage Optimisation experiments Beam transport beam characterisation (emittance, bunch duration, charge, energy) electron polarisation, beam physics (with ultra short bunches) Target : gas cell, gas jet, Plasma, Channel, Discharge capillary Beam lines Proposed Applications To XFEL Gamma imaging Radiotherapy Test and Calibration Probing plasmas Polarised beam High energy physics Proposed Applications Hadrontherapy Radio-isotopes production Test and Calibration Probing plasmas Polarised beam High energy physics Puons and muons BUILDING SAFETY Safety Manager Beam characterisation (emittance, bunch duration, charge, energy, species distribution) Polarisation Target :Droplet liquid jet, foam, Tape… Beam lines

11. WP8 TRANS-NATIONAL NETWORKING WP Responsible Catia Peduto & Antonella Varaschin

12. WP-8 GANTT CHART

13. INFN PARTICIPATION TO WPs WP1 – Management (MANAGEMENT, 18 m-m) WP6 – Safety and radio-protection (SUPPORT, 28 m-m) WP7B – Secondary sources (RTD, 57 m-m) WP7C – Infrastructures (RTD, 52 m-m) WP8 - Transnational Networking (COORD, 16,m-m) WP9 - International networking/communication (COORD, 3 m-m)

14. CONCLUSIONS ELI is an unique opportunity of merging several expertises from different Italian Institutions to attain, together with the European Partners, ambitious goals in forefront fields of science, technology and medicine.