Congrats to GoLP team members honored with teaching and academic awards from Instituto Superior Técnico 🎓🏅👏 📸 G. Figueira, B. Barbosa, R. Almeida, J. Joaquim. Also awarded but not pictured: A. Santos, D. Faustino, J. Vieira, J. Mariano. #golp #ipfn @istecnico.bsky.social

Last week seminar with Y He presenting Linear Breit–Wheeler Pair Creation & Positron Dynamics ⚡ New results show high-intensity laser–plasma interactions could reveal this key QED process—producing millions of pairs 💥 and detectable positron beams 🎯🚀 followed by discussion&coffee&cookies ☕️ 🍪

featuring J. Joaquim on radiative cooling in neutron star magnetospheres 🧲 ⭐️ , showing how general‑relativistic effects 💪 strengthen plasma instabilities and support coherent emission ⚡️ Discussion continued over coffee ☕️ #Astrophysics #NeutronStars #golp #ipfn

For World Health Day, @istecnico.bsky.social highlighted projects impacting health. M Fajardo presents NanoXCAN’s role in advanced 🩻 X‑ray imaging—from 🌟 brighter, compact sources to automation and machine learning tools. www.instagram.com/reel/DX98q9x... #golp #ipfn #NanoXCAN #WorldHealthDay

✨ GoLP at the Técnico Open Day! From VR 🥽 👀 simulations of plasmas 🪐 and particle accelerators to a 3D dive 🤿 into the VOXEL Lab/NanoXcan X‑ray 🩻 🔬 imaging project, visitors explored cutting‑edge science ☄️ with real‑world medical applications. More at: buff.ly/sQF6dvR #ipfn @istecnico.bsky.social

At last week's seminar, G Williams presented "From X‑ray to optical lasers: what can these sources teach us about dense plasma physics" and showcased #VOXEL progress using short laser pulses, XFELs and optical/XUV probes to constrain ionization/recombination rates and improve models. #golp #ipfn

☀️ 🗓️Closing last week: Xuezhi Wu presented "From generalized superradiance to coherent betatron emission: a quasiparticle perspective," proposing a quasiparticle view of accelerator radiation with implications for compact light sources and diagnostics. Lively Q&A over coffee.☕️ #ipfn

GoLP @ Técnico Open Day 2026 For curious minds💡🔎 @istecnico.bsky.social #TecnicoOpenDay #TécnicoULisboa #ipfn #Outreach #Scicomm

🏆 D Carvalho received the 2025 Outstanding Reviewer Award from Machine Learning: Science and Technology (IOP Publishing) for his significant contributions to peer review. Congratulations to Diogo on this well-deserved recognition. 👏 @ioppublishing.bsky.social @diogodcarvalho.bsky.social #ipfn

Wrapping up the week with our seminar. 🗓️ Today David Gauthier (CEA Saclay) presented high-order harmonic generation in semiconductor crystals 💎, covering physics and recent advances from NanoLight LIDYL, to applications. Discussion continued over coffee ☕️. #golp #ipfn #IntenseLasers

In our most recent weekly seminar D Carvalho on PIC collision operator via data-driven methods. Reviewed theory, showed data-driven verification ✅, and linked to learning collision operators in PIC simulations 💡. #golp #ipfn #ParticleInCell #PlasmaPhysics @diogodcarvalho.bsky.social

GoLP recently hosted the first annual meeting of the PACRI project at @istecnico.bsky.social (March 24–26), bringing together researchers to discuss the latest advances in plasma-based accelerator technologies. Learn more at the PACRI website <https://www.pacri.eu> #golp #ipfn #pacri

Thank you so much,truly honoured and excited! Very grateful to all the amazing people I’ve had the chance to work with along the way. This recognition is really a reflection of that shared effort and the environment that shaped the work.

Many congratulations @pablojbilbao.com on the prestigious award! 👏 Pablo's thesis was recognized by #EPS as a truly outstanding research achievement associated with their PhD study in the broad field of plasma physics. #IPFN #TécnicoULisboa @istecnico.bsky.social www.publico.pt/2026/03/26/c...

P. Kempski presented a whiteboard talk on "Cosmic Ray Propagation: Pitfalls of Traditional Theories and New Models." Kempski highlighted challenges with cosmic ray spectra in traditional theories and introduced new models for better data alignment. #golp #ipfn @istecnico.bsky.social

C Amoedo has achieved a remarkable academic accomplishment by defending her PhD thesis with Distinction.🎓👏 Congratulations to Dr. Amoedo! 🎉 "A discharge plasma source for proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration at CERN" #golp #ipfn #TécnicoULisboa @istecnico.bsky.social @cern.bsky.social

R Babjak has successfully defended his PhD thesis with Distinction and Honors.🎉 Congratulations, Doctor! 🙌 Babjak's research, on Direct Laser Acceleration of Electrons focuses on optimizing energy gain for gamma-ray sources and pair plasmas was supervised by M Vranic @istecnico.bsky.social #ipfn

Wrapping up the week with Sofia Pinhão presenting the new version of Plasma VR (now up for user tests) and G Vaz unveiling the secrets of "⚡️ Ultrafast lasers: A peek behind the curtains 🫣 🪟" Discussion continued at Sr Zé ☕️ 🫖. #VR #SciViz #UltrafastLasers #ScienceTalks #LaserTech

Double bill at this week's GoLP meeting with talks by Carolina A and Robert B (both will be defending their PhD thesis on the week of march 16): experimental work (discharge plasma sources for plasma accelertors at CERN) and theoretical/simulation work aiming at producing pair plasmas.

As the Year of the Fire Horse races in, we come together in celebration! 🐎🔥 🧧 Xuezhi Wu has kindly shared Chinese traditions, from delicious dumplings 🥟 to treasured customs. ㊗️ Happy Chinese New Year! Wishing you success, happiness, and prosperity in the Year of the Horse 🐎 祝大家新春快乐！马到成功 🐎🎉，万事顺遂！

Great way to head into the weekend: a @golp-ist.bsky.social seminar by Lucas Iñigo @linigoga.bsky.social on quantum Monte Carlo simulations for Strong Field QED — fascinating stuff. Followed, of course, by coffee at Sr. Zé ☕ #SFQED #AcademicLife @istecnico.bsky.social #IPFN

🚀 Big news! Filipe C, Thales S, Marija V & Gareth W secured 140+ million CPU core hours in competitive grants 💻⚡ 🖥️ Deucalion 🖥️ Marenostrum/BSC via CNCA 🇵🇹 & EuroHPC JU 🇪🇺 to power research in: ⚛️ Inertial Fusion 🌌 Plasma Physics 💥 Strong-field QED 🔥 Warm Dense Matter Exciting times ahead!

Wrapping up our most recent GoLP seminar with presentations on quantum computing for plasma simulations ⚛️💻 And of course, the canonical coffee & cookies kept the discussions flowing ☕🍪 Thanks to everyone who presented (João S, Carlos P, Ricardo R) and participated!

🎈Today, we celebrate the vital role of women and girls in the scientific field, acknowledging their crucial input in advancing scientific knowledge 💡🧠 Meet the women at GoLP who challenge the frontiers of science and innovation daily 👩‍🔬 #UN #IDWGIS #WomenInScience #STEM #WomenInSTEM #IPFN

Rafael A expanded his CAT presentation 🎓️ and delivered the GoLP seminar on "From advanced plasma-based accelerators to superradiant light sources 💥 with arbitrarily structured light," followed by coffee ☕️& cookies 🍪 at Sr. Zé. A great way to end the week! 📆 #PlasmaPhysics #ipfn #TécnicoULisboa

🧵 Check out the new model for the #Voxel lab #NanoXcan at the Tecnico Innovation Summit tis.tecnico.ulisboa.pt in #IPFN's stand and Marta F's participation in a special panel on Health & Biotechnology 🧠 #Voxel #NanoXcan #golp #ipfn #TécnicoULisboa

In the recent visit of the MECI Prof. Fernando Alexandre #CERN (also with Prof. Rogério Colaço, President @istecnico.bsky.social), Carolina A presented the plasma tech developed at GoLP - 10 m long plasma for plasma acceleration AWAKE ⚡️ 💡 #epa #golp #IPFN 💥 nelsonmclopes.github.io/EPA_team_26/

💡 🔖 Weekly Seminar by Bernardo B exploring focusing of nonlinear🔀 Breit-Wheeler positrons ➕️ using plasmas. #PlasmaPhysics #sfqed #QED #golp #ipfn #TécnicoULisboa @istecnico.bsky.social

🧵 Rafael Almeida successfully showcased his doctoral research progress on "From advanced plasma accelerators to superradiant light sources with custom light structures" to the Thesis Monitoring Committee (CAT). 🎓💥 Discover more about Rafael's work by following the thread #TécnicoULisboa #IPFN

Check out recent scientific material from our team

We were pleased to welcome a Portuguese Air Force delegation, led by CEMFA General Piloto-Aviador João Cartaxo Alves, to IPFN and GoLP. The visit included tours of multiple labs, including GoLP’s VOXEL and L2I, hosted by Marta F. and Gonçalo F. @istecnico.bsky.social

🎓🧠 Blackboard/whiteboard talk today by Thomas G on modelling beam–beam interactions and SF-QED prospects ⚛️ via electromagnetic ⚡ and quasi-static 🧲 models — tackling beam–beam interactions at the interaction point 📍 in future colliders 🚀💥 #golp #sfqed #ipfn @istecnico.bsky.social

The new Labs for Physics at @istecnico.bsky.social have been inaugurated! A great effort of many faculty members in the Physics Department, with leading contributions from João Mendanha Dias (in pic, second from the right), Marta Fajardo and Gonçalo Figueira, from @golp-ist.bsky.social @IPFN

📢 Upcoming GOLP Seminar! We are pleased to announce the next GOLP Seminar by Dr. Hamed Merdji as our Invited Speaker. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝑻𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 16𝐭𝐡 🕒 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 2𝐩𝐦 (𝐖𝐄𝐓) 📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝑽𝑨6 𝑬𝒅. 𝑪𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 ( @istecnico.bsky.social ) 🔗 To know more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#GoLPDay2025 poster session going strong! @golp-ist.bsky.social #IPFN @istecnico.bsky.social at the Lisbon Academy of Sciences

Group picture with the new GoLP gear - thank you @bolhaomuinos.bsky.social and #ClaudiaR for the organization!

GoLP Day 2025 continues with the second part of the day, starting with an interactive game to spark discussion on the core values of our group and the hosting university @istecnico.bsky.social

The GoLP Day 2025 just began! 🎊 We are in the beautiful Academia das Ciências of Lisbon. The day will start with a town hall discussion, followed by a poster session. @istecnico.bsky.social

Get ready⚡️ We’re packing up the essentials and getting ready for GoLP Day 2025. 📅 Friday, December 12th 📍 Academia das Ciências de Lisboa Keep tuned for more ⏳ @istecnico.bsky.social #plasmaphysics #photonics #laserphysics #ist

📢 Upcoming GOLP Seminar! We are honored to host Dr. Mattia Russo (Politecnico di Milano) for a Seminar. 📅 Fri, December 5th @ 2pm WET 📍 Sala Abreu Faro & Online @istecnico.bsky.social 🔗 To know more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Four new MSc graduates @golp-ist.bsky.social #eppteam: Francisco A (radiation reaction in non ideal fields, top left), João J (RR & GR, bottom right), Manuel R (theory/sim fireball instabilities, bottom left), Margarida P (ML with PIC data, top right). Congratulations to all! 🎉🎊

Our most recent paper is out on PNAS (www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... ) in the Oxford led collaboration where @golp-ist.bsky.social @istecnico.bsky.social plays a role on theory and simulations (with @pablojbilbao.com and Filipe C)

New in PNAS: we recreated blazar pair cascades in the lab. Using CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron, we produced dense electron–positron beams and sent them through plasma to test whether beam instabilities can disrupt them, they can’t. @ox.ac.uk @cern.bsky.social @golp-ist.bsky.social

Halloween day in GoLP 👻🎃🕷️ Food for thought 🍪 and energy! Getting ready for the last day of the week. @istecnico.bsky.social

The first day of @istecnico.bsky.social’s PhD Open Days! As every year, GoLP PhD students are actively participating in the event, a valuable opportunity to engage with fellow students, attend workshops and talks, and gain insights into future career opportunities within and outside academia 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

During today’s GoLP meeting Afonso Santos shared his experience during his summer internship experience and research work at LLNL @istecnico.bsky.social

We are ready for the announcement (and so are the Natas): @golp-ist.bsky.social @nobelprize.bsky.social viewing gathering about to start!

Live view of 2025 Nobel prize with pasteis de nata 🥧 Congratulations to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis for the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum tunelling and and energy quantisation in an electric circuit" 🎉 @istecnico.bsky.social

Now in Abreu Faro @istecnico.bsky.social the talk by Hugo T on his work recently published in PRL 🔗 journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1...

And thesis successfully defended with distinctions! Congratulations 🎉 @istecnico.bsky.social