Horizon Europe (HORIZON) Call: HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02 Project: 101079773 — EuPRAXIA ESFRI Project Preparatory Phase

EuPRAXIA是一种基于等离子体技术的分布式、紧凑和创新的加速器设备。它已被选为ESFRI路线图的2021年更新。在第一阶段，由51个研究所和行业合作伙伴组成的财团将在罗马大都会地区建造一个电子束驱动等离子体加速器，从而为意大利中部带来创新、衍生公司的潜力、最先进的科学应用和充满活力的国际用户社区。在第二阶段，EuPRAXIA将在欧洲的几个选择中选择一个地点建造一个激光驱动等离子体加速器。EuPRAXIA将为超快速科学领域的用户提供服务，例如高分辨率医学成像、材料深穿透正电子湮灭光谱以及欧洲最南部的自由电子激光器（FEL）。它将为生物分子、病毒和微观过程的研究提供令人着迷的能力。因此，EuPRAXIA将是超紧凑型加速器和应用开发的变革性一步。筹备阶段项目EuPRAXIA-PP将准备其全面实施。

EuPRAXIA is a distributed, compact and innovative accelerator facility based on plasma technology. It has been selected for the 2021 Update of the ESFRI Roadmap. In its first phase, its consortium of 51 institutes and industry partners will construct an electron-beam driven plasma accelerator in the metropolitan area of Rome, thus bringing innovation, potential for spin-off companies, state-of-the art scientific applications and a vibrant international user community to the middle of Italy. In its second phase, EuPRAXIA will build one laser-driven plasma accelerator at a site to be chosen between several options in Europe. EuPRAXIA will serve users in ultra-fast science, e.g. on high-resolution medical imaging, deeply penetrating positron annihilation spectroscopy for materials and with Europe’s most southern free-electron laser (FEL). It will offer fascinating capabilities for research on biomolecules, viruses and microscopic processes. EuPRAXIA will thus be a transformative step in the development of ultra-compact accelerators and applications. The Preparatory Phase project EuPRAXIA-PP will prepare its full implementation.