Collaborative Projects

CARE 

  • Coordinated Accelerator Research in Europe
  • 2004 – 2008
  • 22 contract participants (European research institutes and Universities)

BMBF Verbundprojekt

  • Initiative zur Weiterentwicklung von Photoinjektoren für FELs
  • 2004 – 2009
  • Partners: HZDR, HZB, DESY, MBI

EUROFEL

  • The design study was a coordinated, joint effort to develop key technology for next generation free electron lasers (FEL) sources.
  • 2005 – 2007
  • 16 contract participants

EuCARD

  • European coordination for accelerator research and development
  • 2009 – 2013
  • 37 European accelerator laboratories, institutes, universities and industrial partners  

LA3NET

  • Exploitation of lasers for applications at accelerator facilities
  • 2011 – 2015
  • Part of the FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) scheme

BMBF Verbundprojekt PCHB

  • Photocathodes for high brightness, high average current electron beams
  • 2012 – 
  • Partners: HZB, HZDR, JGU Mainz, MSU Moscow, SPBSPU St. Petersburg

EuCARD2

  • Enhanced European coordination for accelerator research & development
  • 2013 – 2015
  • 40 European accelerator laboratories, institutes, universities and industrial partners  

BMBF Verbundprojekt  SINEMP

  • Entwicklung einer Multipakting-freien Kathodeneinheit für supraleitende Hochfrequenz-Photoinjektoren
  • 2013 – 2016
  • Partners: University Rostock, HZDR, University Siegen, HZB

BMBF-Verbundprojekt HOPE-II

  • Novel GaN cathode materials and their possible structuring are investigated in order to be able to develop photocathodes with a high quantum efficiency, a long life, a low thermal emittance as well as a low dark current.
  • 07.2016 – 06.2019
  • Partners: Johannes Gutenberg (Universität Mainz), Universität Siegen, DESY, HZB, HZDR

Hi2PE

  • Scientific Networking around the topic of "High brilliant and high current photo-induced electron sources (Hi2PE)"
  • 10.2017 – 09.2019
  • Partners: University Rostock,Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Universität Siegen, DESY, HZB, HZDR, TU Darmstadt

BMBF Verbundprojekt  BETH

  • High Brightness Electron beams generated from novel THermal resistant photocathodes
  • The main goal of this project is the development and optimization of high brightness InGaN:Mg - photocathodes.
  • 07.2019 – 06.2022
  • Partners: Universität Siegen, Johannes Gutenberg (Universität Mainz), HZDR, DESY, HZB

MSU/FRIB – LCLS-II-HE SRF Gun Project

  • Collaboration with MSU/FRIB and ANL
  • The main goal is to develope a QWR SRF gun for low emittance injector of LCLS-II-HE project.
  • 02.2022 - 02.2025