| WP1 | Coordination and project management WP Leader: ELETTRA The objective of WP1 is to ensure, through suitable actions and measures, a timely and complete achievement of the objectives of all project WPs, an efficient exploitation of the results, maximal benefits for science and society, and the fulfilment of all obligations towards the European Commission and other stakeholders. |
| WP2 | Scientific and industrial exploitation WP Leader: ULIV WP2 monitors, steers and promotes the scientific exploitation of PACRI technologies for existing and future research infrastructures, such as EuPRAXIA. It also follows, steers and promotes the industrial exploitation of PACRI technologies in European industries. |
| WP3 | Plasma accelerator theory and simulations WP Leader: IST The goal of this WP is to support the current design of high repetition rate plasma components for the EuPRAXIA project with beam/plasma/laser interaction simulations tools and theoretical models to guarantee acceleration, radiation and transport of high-quality electron beams. |
| WP4 | High repetition rate plasma structures WP Leader: INFN The goal of this WP is to design and test high repetition rate plasma components for the EuPRAXIA project supported by experimental investigations and utilising tailored simulation software developed in WP3. |
| WP5 | Plasma Accelerator diagnostics and instrumentation WP Leader: CNRS The goal of this WP is to develop and test advanced diagnostics and instrumentation systems able to characterise high repetition rate EuPRAXIA beams for both FEL and high energy applications. This WP addresses the challenge of characterising high energy electron bunches accelerated in plasma in order to improve their quality as required by targeted applications. |
| WP6 | High efficiency RF generator WP Leader: THALES-MIS The objective of WP6 is to develop an X-band 25 MW klystron with high efficiency (>50%), capable of operating at high repetition rates (≥400 Hz). |
| WP7 | High repetition rate modulator WP Leader: Scandinova The objective of WP7 is to design and fabricate a high voltage, high repetition rate solid state modulator (SSM) capable of driving the high efficiency klystron specified in WP6. |
| WP8 | X-Band RF pulse compressor (BOC) WP Leader: INFN The objective of WP8 is to design and fabricate an innovative X-band pulse compressor system, based on single high order-mode RF cavity, with a power multiplication factor ≥ 3, when operated with the klystron and modulator developed in WP6 and WP7. |
| WP9 | RF tests and validation WP Leader: CERN The objective of WP9 is to test and validate (up to a TRL7), in an operational environment, at CERN laboratories (BE2), all the prototypes developed in WP7, WP8 and WP9. |
| WP10 | High repetition rate high power Ti:Sa amplifier module WP Leader: UKRI The goal of this work package is to develop a scalable testbed for a Ti:Sapphire amplifier operating at 20 to 100 Hz and assess its operational performance. |
| WP11 | Efficient kHz laser driver modules for plasma acceleration WP Leader: CNR The goal of this WP is to develop components for kHz ultrashort pulse laser drivers for plasma accelerators. |
| WP12 | High-rep rate pump sources for laser drivers WP Leader: ELI ERIC The goal of this work package is to address challenges shared by Ti:Sapphire and OPCPA pump lasers, specifically pump lasers based on Yb:YAG. |
| WP13 | Prototype of high average power optical compressor WP Leader: THALES LAS This work package develops technology for high repetition rate, high average power optical compression for Chirped Pulse Amplification lasers using advanced grating technology and implementing control of heat load effects on compressor gratings to ensure beam quality at the laser focus. |
| WP14 | Laser driver system architecture, transport and engineering WP Leader: CNRS This work package provides a complete path to the overall architecture of a laser driver that incorporates the components developed in WP10 to WP13 , to deliver a high quality laser pulse to the focal point (plasma) with the specifications and quality required for 24/7 user operation of laser-plasma accelerators like EuPRAXIA. |
