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Plasma electropolishing (PEP) and Wire Laser Additive Manufacturing (WLAM) are two technologies developed for linear particle accelerators with resonant cavities. The performance of a superconducting accelerator cavity depends heavily on the surface finish. The two innovative technologies developed at LNL are a possibile breakthroughts for particle accelerators and have multiple industrial applications (see news on the INFN technology transfer page).

Figure: Resonant cavities for linear particle accelerators treated with plasma electropolishing (PEP).

On May 15 and 16, 2025, the Italian Embassy in Sweden celebrated the Italian Research Day in the World (GRIM2025) in Lund, an opportunity to promote a more modern and cutting-edge image of Italy in research and innovation, thanks to the contribution of the Italian heritage of excellence and skills that work abroad in multiple strategic sectors. The initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, brought together researchers working in universities and research centers in Sweden with scientific excellence from Italy. Dr. Anna Bianchi (INFN LNL) partecipated as speaker in the event.

News from Italian Embassy in Sweden

An innovative experimental setup, designed and built by research groups from INFN (including INFN LNL) and the French CEA, promises to revolutionize the search for light dark matter candidates, called axions, by significantly improving the sensitivity of current detectors. The study, recently published in the journal Physical Review X, presents a new experimental setup based on the use of superconducting circuits that exploit qubits to reveal the extremely weak signals generated by the possible presence of axions.

Press release INFN