FYSS3410 Accelerator Physics (5 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Physics
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

  • 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

Learning outcomes

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.

Additional information

Given on spring semester, every two years.

Compulsory prerequisites

Study materials

Lecture notes, TIM-pages

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Lectured on spring semester, every two years.
Evaluation criteria:
Examination (40%), excercises (20%), project work (40%)
Time of teaching:
Period 3
Select all marked parts

Method 2

Description:
Independent study, free schedule.
Evaluation criteria:
Examination (50 %), project work (50 %)
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
x

Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English

Teaching

x

Independent study (5 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English

Teaching