Accelerator Physics - physics612
| Course | Accelerator Physics |
|---|---|
| Course No. | physics612 |
| Category | Type | Language | Teaching hours | CP | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Lecture with exercises | English | 3+1 | 6 | WT |
Preparation:
Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises
Length of Course: 1 semester
Aims of the Course:
Understanding of the functional principle of different types of particle accelerators
Layout and design of simple magneto-optic systems
Basic knowledge of radio frequency engineering and technology
Knowledge of linear beam dynamics in particle accelerators
Contents of the Course:
Elementary overview of different types of particle accelerators: electrostatic and induction accelerators, RFQ, Alvarez, LINAC, Cyclotron, Synchrotron, Microtron
Subsystems of particle accelerators: particle sources, RF systems, magnets, vacuum systems
Linear beam optics: equations of motion, matrix formalism, particle beams and phase space
Circular accelerators: periodic focusing systems, transverse beam dynamics, longitudinal beam dynamics
Guided tours through the ELSA accelerator of the Physics Institute and excursions to other particle accelerators (COSY, MAMI, HERA, …) complementing the lecture
Recommended Literature:
F. Hinterberger; Physik der Teilchenbeschleuniger und Ionenoptik (Springer Heidelberg 1997)
H. Wiedemann; Particle Accelerator Physics (Springer, Heidelberg 2. Aufl. 1999)
K. Wille; Physik der Teilchenbeschleuniger und Synchrotronstrahlungsquellen (Teubner, Wiesbaden 2. Aufl. 1996)
D. A. Edwards, M.J. Syphers; An Introduction to the Physics of High Energy Accelerators, Wiley & Sons 1993)
Script of the Lecture "Particle Accelerators"
http://www-elsa.physik.uni-bonn.de/~hillert/Beschleunigerphysik/