Collaborations

The Malkalab team works closely with our German colleagues at the HZDR (Dresden), under the umbrella of WHELMI - a new collaboration between the Helmholtz Association and the Weizmann Institute of Science. In addition to advancing basic science together, we perform advanced research on developing laser plasma accelerators for medical applications.

Watch this video about our WHELMI collaboration:

2024 WHELMI Conference:

Working together at the Weizmann Institute and HZDR:

HZDR Interaction Chamber:

Malkalab works closely with the Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) facility, which houses the most powerful laser in the world. Members of Malkalab have been involved in numerous experiments at ELI, including using the 10 PW beamline. These experiments have involved electron and ion acceleration studies as well as probes of fundamental physics. 

Working at ELI-NP

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Malkalab was awarded access by laser-lab grants to work with the laser-wakefield acceleration team at the Lund Laser Centre (LLC) in Lund, Sweden, on spatio-temporal measurement and control of laser-pulses during acceleration. The unique 10 fs laser system at the LLC helps propel some of our cutting edge research into novel accelerators. 

Working Together at the Lund Laser Centre

Malkalab was invited to participate in experiments at APOLLON and LULI2000 laser systems in France. At the APOLLON on experiments that probe the plasma-wakefield and are developing new tools for strong-field physics. AT LULI2000, the experiments were studying astrophysical phenomena in a laboratory setup. These experiments are the basis for strong future collaboration.

Working Together at APOLLON

Working Together at LULI2000

Malkalab works closely with the Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée (LOA) in France on a number of projects. Malkalab has been awarded beamtime at LOA for proposals developing advanced betatron sources. Together, Malkalab and LOA have pushed forward the development of luminal wakefield accelerators and for advancing medical applications of laser-wakefield accelerators. Our co-developed spatio-spectral measurement device, IMPALA, was named one of the "30 breakthroughs in optics in 2024" by Optics and Photonics News. Our collaboration is supported by the MoU signed by WIS and CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, and ENSTA and also benefits from the CNRS LAMA project. The research is also supported by the Maison du Judaisme Francais and the Israeli and French Ministries of Science and Education.  

Working Together at LOA

Malkalab member Aaron Liberman giving a seminar at LOA

Working Together at Weizmann

IMPALA Optics and Photonics News

Malkalab has an ongoing relationship with Extreme Light Infrastructure - Beamlines (ELI-Beamlines) in the Czech Republic. Malkalab members have been invited to participate in spatiotemporal metrology experiments and at the commissioning of a new experimental area. Future experiments are already planned!

Working Together at ELI-Beamlines

Malkalab works with CELIA on advancing medical applications of laser-wakefield acceleration, including for the development of next-generation medical imaging using X-rays generated in the acceleration process. The research is supported by the Maison du Judaisme Francais and the Israeli and French Ministries of Science and Education. 

Working Together at Weizmann