141.944 Particle Accelerators
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2021W, VO, 2.0h, 3.0EC, to be held in blocked form
TUWEL

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 3.0
  • Type: VO Lecture
  • Format: Hybrid

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

  • to give a historical overview of particle accelerators
  • to introduce the basic concepts of the existing and relevant types of accelerators
  • to explain main characteristics of particle accelerators in detail and comment on specifications
  • to classify dominant properties
  • to characterise main acclerator centers and explain their main research fields
  • to be familiar with terminology and applications

Subject of course

  1. Particle accelerators, centers of fundamental research, comercially available products for medical and technical applications
  2. Electron- and ion sources
  3. Electrostatic accelerators
  4. Linear accelerators
  5. Betatron
  6. Cyclotron
  7. Synchrotron
  8. Alternating gradient focussing
  9. Typical accelerators
  10. Storage rings, colliding beam experiments
  11. Outlook
  12. National projects

Teaching methods

lecture

Mode of examination

Oral

Additional information

preliminary to a possible Austrian doctoral studentship at CERN

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Thu16:15 - 18:0014.10.2021 - 27.01.2022 zoom session -->TUWEL Kurs (LIVE)online Termine
Thu16:15 - 17:4510.03.2022 (LIVE)LHC - Ueberblick, Technologie, Injektoren
Thu16:15 - 17:4517.03.2022 (LIVE)MedAustron Ionentherapiezentrum
Particle Accelerators - Single appointments
DayDateTimeLocationDescription
Thu14.10.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu21.10.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu28.10.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu04.11.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu11.11.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu18.11.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu25.11.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu02.12.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu09.12.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu16.12.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu23.12.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu30.12.202116:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu06.01.202216:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu13.01.202216:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu27.01.202216:15 - 18:00 zoom session -->TUWEL Kursonline Termine
Thu10.03.202216:15 - 17:45 LHC - Ueberblick, Technologie, Injektoren
Thu17.03.202216:15 - 17:45 MedAustron Ionentherapiezentrum
Course is held blocked

Examination modalities

oral exam

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
05.09.2021 00:00

Registration modalities

Ort: e-mail: michael.benedikt@cern.ch oder Tel: +41-75-411-4187 oder in der Vorbesprechung oder via TISS

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
066 453 Biomedical Engineering Not specified
066 460 Physical Energy and Measurement Engineering Mandatory elective
066 461 Technical Physics Mandatory elective
066 461 Technical Physics Mandatory elective
412 Subject: Physics Mandatory elective
810 Technical Physics Mandatory elective
810 Technical Physics Mandatory elective

Literature

Lecture notes for this course are available. Skriptum wird in Vorlesung ausgeteilt

Previous knowledge

basics in radiation physics requested

Language

German