Course: Accelerator Physics and Synchrotron Radiation

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Course title Accelerator Physics and Synchrotron Radiation
Course code SLO/FUSZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Chytka Ladislav, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Procházka Vít, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kvita Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- development and types of accelerators - synchrotron radiation - linear optics of synchrotron (particle movement in B field, magnet types, transport matrix, beta function and betatron oscilations, evolution of beta function, transport matrix and beta function, periodic conditions, Hill's equation and Floquet transformation, tune and optical resonances, magnet corrections - chromaticity, sextupoles, local "bumps/kicks") - beam sources - injection - principles of accelerating systems (waveguides, resonance cavities, klystron and klystron modulator)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 32 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 32 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim is to introduce students to working principles of particle accelerators.
Comprehension Explain how different types of accelerators work. Describe synchrotron elements and their representation using transport matrices.
Prerequisites
Not specified.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Written exam

Knowledge and coprehension of taught topics.
Recommended literature
  • Turner, S. et al. (1987). CERN Accelerator School Proceedings. Geneva.
  • Wille, K. (2000). The Physics of Particle Accelerators: An Introduction. Oxford University Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Physics (2019) Category: Physics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer