Petal - Petawatt Aquitaine Laser

9-11 march 2009. The 2nd Franco-Russian ISTC Workshop was organised by the Institute of Lasers and Plasmas (ILP) and the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) with the objective to facilitate the scientific exchange between the Russian scientists from leading research institutes working in the domain of high intensity laser physics and French scientists working on the large scale project PETAL, to define the diagnostic and large optics equipment for the PETAL installation that could be constructed and employed on a collaborative basis.

The participants acknowledged an efficient and fruitful exchange between the French and Russian scientists at the first Workshop (Moscow, November 2008) and the second Workshop (Le Barp, March 2009) and agreed to continue the organization of such meetings on the periodic basis once a year. The subjects of future workshops will be defined on the consultative basis. They can be more focused on the specific scientific and technical issues. Participation of scientists from other countries, in particular from Germany, United Kingdom, and Czech Republic, will be welcomed.

The participants of the Workshop are encouraged to prepare and to submit their bilateral projects concerning the fundamental physics of high intensity laser-matter interaction and the diagnostic development for the PETAL project within the ISTC framework and/or the agreement between the CNRS and the RFBR.

The Workshop was concluded with the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Association Lasers and Plasmas and the Federation of Research Lasers and Plasmas from the French side, the Russian Academy of Sciences from the Russian side, and the International Science and Technology Center.

Summary of the 2nd franco-russian workshop
Memorandum of understanding

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