FYSS3410 Accelerator Physics (5 cr)

• A charged particle in electric and magnetic fields, Lorentz force

• Linear ion optics, transfer matrices

• Real space and phase space (emittance, Twiss formalism)

• Beam line components (iron dominated magnets, electrostatic electrodes)

• The cyclotron, synchrotron, synchrocyclotron and linear accelerators

• Numerical simulations

• Diagnostics

After completing the course the student will be able to 

• understand the fundamental parameters and physics of charged particle beams

• understand the operation principles of different accelerator types

• choose suitable beam line elements and beam diagnostics methods for an application

• understands the mathematics behind the transfer matrices

• apply the transfer matrix method for analyzing beam lines and beam properties.

Given on spring semester, every two years.

Lecture notes, TIM-pages