Difference between revisions of "Courses: P554 Fundamentals of Accelerator Physics, Spring 2014"

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Course description

The course focuses on the fundamental physics and key concepts of modern particle accelerators.

It will cover the following contents:

• History of accelerators and basic principles (eg. centre of mass energy, luminosity, accelerating gradient, etc)

• Radio Frequency cavities, linacs, SRF accelerators;

• Magnets, Transverse motion, Strong focusing, simple lattices; Non-linearities and resonances;

• Circulating beams, Longitutdinal dynamics, Synchrotron radiation; principles of beam cooling,

• Applications of accelerators: light sources, medical uses

Students will be evaluated based on the following performances: final presentation on specific research paper (40%), homework assignments (40%) and class participation (20%).

Learning Goals

Students who have completed this course should

• Understand the difference of various types of accelerators.
• Have a general understanding of transverse and longitudinal beam dynamics of accelerator physics.
• Have a general understanding of accelerating units.
• Understand major application of accelerator and the recent new concepts.

Textbook and suggested materials

Textbook is to be decided from the following:

• Accelerator Physics, by S. Y. Lee
• An Introduction to the Physics of High Energy Accelerators, by D. A. Edwards and M. J. Syphers
• Introduction To The Physics Of Particle Accelerators, by Mario Conte and William W Mackay
• Particle Accelerator Physics, by Helmut Wiedemann
• The Physics of Particle Accelerators: An Introduction, by Klaus Wille and Jason McFall

Lecture Notes

Homeworks