= LhARA half day meeting 10^th^ June 2021; 09:30 -- 12:30 (13:30) BST = Presentations at the LhARA half day meeting will review the status of the LhARA initiative and identify the key development goals that will be taken forward of the summer. Talks in the half day will be organised in 7 "sessions". 1. //09:30--10:00:// __Introduction: aims and objectives:__ Conveners: K. Long, J. Parsons - [raw-attachment:01-2021-06-10-LONG.pptx Introduction] (10+5): K. Long - [raw-attachment:02-LhARA-meeting-June-2021-Intro.pptx Biology of ionising radiation; USPs for LhARA] (10+5): J. Parsons 2. //10:00--10:50// __Proton and ion source:__ Conveners: E. Boella, K. Long - [raw-attachment:SourceSim_Status_HTL_100621.pdf Status of simulation of laser-target interaction] (15+5): HT Lau - [raw-attachment:04-Boella.pdf​​ Progress towards 3D simulations of laser-target interactions] (15+5): E. Boella - [raw-attachment:05-2021-06-10-LONG.pptx​ Towards the specification of a primary beam spectrometry experiment] (7+3): K. Long // Break to 11:15 // 3. //11:15--12:00// __Proton and ion capture:__ Conveners: C. Baker, C. Whyte - [raw-attachment:First_GL_prototype_TSD_100621.pdf​ Understanding of first Gabor lens prototype] (15+5): T.S. Dascalu - [raw-attachment:CB_LhARA_10Jun_half-day_meeting_v2.pdf​ Development of electron plasma experimental programme at Swansea] (15+5): C. Baker - [raw-attachment:Path_to_second_GL_prototype_TSD_100621.pdf The path to a second Gabor lens prototype] (10+5): T.S. Dascalu 4. //12:00--12:20// __Ion-acoustic imaging:__ Conveners: B. Cox - [raw-attachment:09-Photacoustic.pptx Ion-acoustic imaging; principle, status and plans] (15+5): J. McGarrigle 5. //12:20--13:00// __Vertical beam line for biological research on the Birmingham cyclotron:__ Conveners: J. Parsons, T. Price - [raw-attachment:10-LhARA-meeting-June-2021-Biological-research.pptx Introduction and context] (10+5): J. Parsons - [raw-attachment:11-LhARA_halfday_verticalBeam.pptx​ Ideas for a vertical beam line for biological research on the Birmingham Cyclotron] (20+5): T. Price 6. //13:00--13:30// __Facility design and integration:__ J. Pasternak, W. Shields - [raw-attachment:FFA_Injection_210610.pdf Stage 2 Injection Line] (10+5): W. Shields - [raw-attachment:FFA_Update_JPasternak_10062021.pdf FFA design update] (10+5): J. Pasternak 7. //13:30// __Close__ ----