COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Accelerator Physics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PHYS 405
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to introduce to students the underlying principles and uses of the nearly 14,000 particle accelerators that are used worldwide in medicine, industry, and scientific research.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to understand the basic workings of accelerators.
  • will be able to understand how to measure the characteristics of the beams they produce.
  • will be able to analyze experimental observations in terms of fundamental beam dynamics.
  • will be able to distinguish different acceleration techniques.
  • will be aware of the diverse fields of uses of accelerators
Course Description This course focuses on the physical principles of particle accelerators and beams. Lectures will review and synthesize concepts from special relativity and electromagnetics in the context of particle accelerators with an emphasis on basic relationships, definitions and applications of radio frequency accelerators found in the fields of sub-atomic physics, synchrotron light sources, radiation therapy, and industrial processing.
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Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 A review of special relativity and electromagnetic theory Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
2 The utility of accelerators in science, medicine and industry Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
3 The historical development of accelerators Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
4 Applications and principles of acceleration Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
5 Linear accelerators, Synchrotrons, Storage rings Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
6 Bending and focusing magnets Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
7 Electrostatic deflectors Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
8 Beam diagnostics Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
9 Radio frequency accelerating structures Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
10 Magnet design will be introduced Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
11 Particle beam optics Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
12 Longitudinal and transverse beam dynamics Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
13 Synchrotron and betatron particle motion Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
14 Special topics (synchrotron radiation sources, free electron lasers, high energy colliders, and accelerators for radiation therapy) Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
15 General Course Review
16 Final Exams
Course Notes/Textbooks

Related materials from CAS (CERN Accelerator School) Proceedings, “Introduction to Accelerator Physics” (2016), http://cas.web.cern.ch/cas/
Suggested Readings/Materials

H. Wiedemann, Particle Accelerator Physics (4th ed.)  

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
50
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
32
1
32
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
15
Final Exams
1
24
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications,

 X
2

To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method,

 X
3

To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions,

 X
4

To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably,

 X
5

To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License,

 X
6

To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in,
7

To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance,
8

To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results,

 X
9

To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life,

 X
10

To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively.

 X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

 X
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

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