The scientific programme of the Space Charge 2026 Workshop is organised around three core themes:
A. Experiments and Operational Considerations
B. Machine Design and Numerical Modelling of Beam Dynamics
C. Open Topics in Space-Charge Beam Physics
Within each core theme, individual sessions address the topics listed below and are chaired by members of the Programme Committee.
Each session will begin with an overview talk by the Session Chair to lead into the session, followed by up to four invited oral presentations of 10 minutes (plus 5 minutes of questions) each and dedicated time for discussion.
A dedicated poster session will provide participants with an opportunity to present and discuss their work. Poster presenters will also be invited to give a 3-min flash talk introducing their contribution to the full workshop audience. Flash-talk sessions are planned for each of the first two days of the workshop.
A. Experiments and Operational Considerations
A-1: Performance Review of Space-Charge-Limited Facilities
Session Chair: Foteini Asvesta, CERN
A-2: Space-Charge Measurement and Compensation Studies
Session Chair: Giulio Stancari, Fermilab
A-3: Injection, Painting, Beam Splitting and Equilibrium Distributions
Session Chair: Nicholas Evans, ORNL
A-4: Beam Loss and Halo Dynamics
Session Chair: Yoichi Sato, J-PARC
B. Machine Design and Numerical Modelling of Beam Dynamics
B-1: High-Intensity Linacs
Session Chair: Hiroki Okuno, RIKEN
B-2: Benchmarking and Experiments
Session Chair: Kiersten Ruisard, ORNL
B-3: Space-Charge Modelling
Session Chair: Ji Qiang, LBNL
B-4: High-Intensity Ring Design
Session Chair: Rob Williamson, ISIS
C. Open Topics in Space-Charge Beam Physics
C-1: Resonances and Space Charge
Session Chair: Giuliano Franchetti, GSI
C-2: Instabilities and Space Charge
Session Chair: Adrian Oeftiger, University of Oxford
C-3: New Concepts
Session Chair: Elias Métral, CERN