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The 11th International Conference
Channeling 2026
Charged & Neutral Particles Channeling Phenomena
Hosting the NanoAc 2026 satellite workshop
In cooperation with & sponsored by
About the Conference
Exploring Channeling Phenomena
Organised by INFN–Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati and CERN, under high sponsorship of the Italian Physical Society (SIF). A premier international meeting dedicated to the physics of charged particle interactions in strong electromagnetic fields, from fundamental phenomena to cutting-edge applications.
Crystal lattice with highlighted channeling planes
Beam channeling dynamics through crystal
Research Areas
Conference Topics
From crystal-assisted beam steering at CERN to coherent radiation sources and biomedical applications.
Coherent Scattering in Strong Fields
Coherent scattering of relativistic charged particles in strong electromagnetic fields.
Crystal Channeling & Volume Phenomena
Crystal channeling, volume capture and volume reflection of hadron and lepton beams.
Energetic Ion Interactions
Backscattering and channeling of low energy ions, high energy ion channeling processes.
Coherent & Channeling Radiation
EM radiation in periodic structures: channeling radiation, parametric X-rays, coherent bremsstrahlung, FEL, Cherenkov and Compton scattering.
Capillary Channeling
Channeling in capillary systems: micro- and nano-channeling, micro-channel plates, nanotubes, nano-porous structures.
Novel Beam Handling & Acceleration
Channeling-based acceleration, plasma wake-fields, crystal-assisted collimation, plasma-ion channels.
X-ray & Neutron Optics
Capillary/polycapillary optics, compound refractive optics, micro- and nano-focusing, beam waveguides.
Channeling Applications
Beam shaping, positron sources, powerful radiation sources, diagnostic tools, novel x-ray instruments and electronic materials studies.
Location
Brindisi, Puglia
Gateway to the Adriatic. A historic port city in southern Italy where ancient Roman columns meet cutting-edge science.
Crystal Channeling
Beam Dynamics in Bent Crystals
When a high-energy beam traverses a bent crystal, particles interact with the atomic planes through distinct quantum mechanisms — each producing a characteristic deflection signature.
Fig. 3 — Angular deflection profile dN/dθ of a proton beam through a bent crystal, showing amorphous transmission, volume reflection, channeling, and dechanneling components.