Accelerator 2019

2019 was an exciting year in which much progress was achieved, in the operation of our existing large-scale particle accelerator facilities FLASH, PETRA III and European XFEL, the planning of major upgrades to the latter and the develop-ment of novel technologies for the accelerator facilities of the future. Activities also included launching a new quality assurance programme, developing a detailed strategic plan for plasma acceleration, starting the KALDERA project and forming plasma acceleration and laser system groups.