A) Electron Accelerators & Photon Sources

Classification covers electron accelerators (linear, circular, recirculating, etc.) and photon sources (synchrotron light sources, ERLs, FELs, laser systems, other free-electron sources such as THz sources, Compton sources, etc.). It includes insertion devices such as planar and helical field undulators; associated accelerator systems (e.g. injectors, booster synchrotrons, photon beam lines and photon beam line components). It includes the  following:

B) Hadron Accelerators

Classification is devoted to hadron accelerators, excluding hadron colliders. This category also includes proton and ion synchrotrons, antiproton accumulators and collectors, ion accumulator and storage rings, synchrocyclotrons, fixed-field alternating gradient accelerators and any other similar machines. Both low-and high-intensity machines are covered, as are all relevant aspects of high-intensity fixed-target accelerators such as proton drivers for spallation neutron sources, neutrino factories, etc. It includes the  following: 

C) Beam Dynamics and EM Fields

This classification covers linear and non-linear beam optics, modelling of externally applied or beam-generated electro-magnetic fields, as well as theory, observations and simulations of single-particle dynamics and collective effects, both coherent and incoherent. It includes the  following: 

D) Novel Particle Sources and Acceleration Techniques

Classification is devoted to (i) novel sources of particles, including electrons, protons, neutrons, ions, muons, secondary particles and antiparticles, and (ii) new concepts of acceleration techniques which may overcome the present limitations or which give access to novel beam characteristics (e.g. plasma accelerators, ultra-high gradient vacuum accelerators). Novel here refers to technologies or parameters that are not yet widely used in operation. It includes the  following: 

E) Accelerator Technology

Classification is devoted to contributions to the design, construction, testing and performance of accelerator components or subsystems, with emphasis on technological aspects and methods. Contributions with emphasis on achieving beam performance specific to an accelerator type or design should generally be classified elsewhere. It includes the  following: 

F) Beam Instrumentation, Controls, Feedback and Operational Aspects

Classification is devoted to contributions to the design, Development, Novel Techniques of control and Instrumentation related to beam Diagnostics, Control , Interlock Protection system for accelerators. This will cover Sensor Electronics , Analog and Digital Hardware and Software. It includes the  following: 

G) Applications of Accelerators, Technology Transfer and Industrial Relations

Classification includes contributions with emphasis on the broad applications of accelerators, the development of accelerator technologies for specific applications, aspects of technology transfer and laboratory-industry relationships.