D-Beam Ltd is currently dormant and is not accepting new commercial work.
This website is retained as an archive of the company's technologies, projects and activities.
ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS FOR PARTICLE BEAMS
From design and manufacturing, to installation and operation, D-Beam provided complete bespoke solutions for complex instrumentation needs.
Delivering Innovation
D-Beam was born from a culture of research and innovation, with the unique ability to identify and develop disruptive diagnostic technology for the accelerator sector and beyond.
Complete Optical Systems
Our extensive experience in optical systems, from UV to THz, enabled us to design and implement bespoke systems to suit specific requirements.
Optical Fibre-based
Beam Loss Monitors
A truly disruptive and innovative beam loss monitoring solution. Provides continuous non-invasive coverage, with a loss location resolution <10cm.
Profile Monitors
A staple diagnostic for all accelerators, high quality profile monitoring is a passion for D-Beam. We produced a range of standard and bespoke monitors to cater for all applications.
Next Generation Technologies
D-Beam provided immediate access to a broad range of cutting edge instrumentation solutions that have been developed and fully optimised.
AI Integration and
Virtual Diagnostics
Integration of AI-powered analysis and control of existing instrumentation and the development of cutting edge virtual diagnostics.
Our Experience
Our multi-disciplinary team provided expertise in accelerator physics and technology, laser systems, electronics, material sciences and data science.
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Our work has been selected as national and international success stories, including the ASTeC Technology Highlight, the ARIES success story on beam instrumentation innovation, and an STFC IAA case study on translating research into commercial impact. These examples showcased our ability to deliver high-performance diagnostics with real-world value.
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We have a strong funding track record and played an active role in major collaborative initiatives such as ARIES, EuPRAXIA, LIV.DAT, and LIV.INNO. Our involvement spanned technology development, knowledge exchange, and training the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Our
Services
Client centred development ensured all our work was fit for purpose and reliable.
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Aside from complete solutions, we also supplied along the whole manufacturing chain. From vacuum vessels, screens, and optical systems, down to individual components and analysis software.
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D-Beam also consulted on existing systems, improving or replacing them to fit operational needs.
Technologies and Projects
Optical-Fibre
Beam Loss Monitor
Our Optical-Fibre Beam Loss Monitors (oBLMs) are continuous >100m long radiation detectors. They can be located along the length of an accelerator beam line in order to observe the particle showers generated by beam losses, and locate these losses to within a few cm. This is a fundamental step change in machine protection capability.
Radiometric Diagnostics
As an expert in radiometric systems, D-Beam could provide a range of bespoke transport and imaging optics with application from UV through to the far-IR and THz. With applications in profile monitoring, longitudinal profiling, and emittance characterisation, we could provide a solution to suite all operational requirements.
Healthcare Instrumentation
D-Beam was a partner in several international research projects developing new diagnostic instrumentation for the particle therapy sector. Novel modes of treatment will be dependent on these systems, and D-Beam was at the forefront of this development.
Virtual
Diagnostics
Leveraging existing data to unlock new insights, virtual diagnostics are at the cutting edge of instrumentation development within beam instrumentation and beyond. We developed the expertise to manage and structure complex data sources, and build them into machine learning models to produce powerful predictive capabilities.
Administrative enquiries only:
Prof. Carsten Welsch
Email: welsch@liverpool.ac.uk