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.

2022W, 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
Tue16:30 - 17:0018.10.2022FH Hörsaal 6 - TPH Vorbesprechung Teilchenbeschleuniger gemeinsam mit Strahlenphysik. und gesell. Aspekte des Strahlenschutz
Wed13:00 - 15:0016.11.2022Sem.R. DB gelb 03 Vorlesung Teilchenbeschleuniger
Wed15:00 - 17:0016.11.2022Sem.R. DB gelb 03 Vorlesung Teilchenbeschleuniger
Thu09:00 - 13:0017.11.2022Seminarraum 384 Vorlesung Teilchenbeschleuniger
Wed13:00 - 15:0030.11.2022Sem.R. DB gelb 03 Vorlesung Teilchenbeschleuniger
Wed15:00 - 17:0030.11.2022Sem.R. DB gelb 03 Vorlesung Teilchenbeschleuniger
Thu09:00 - 13:0001.12.2022Seminarraum 384 Vorlesung Teilchenbeschleuniger
Thu13:00 - 17:0012.01.2023Seminarraum 8 Vorlesung Teilchenbeschleuniger
Fri09:00 - 13:0013.01.2023Seminarraum 8 Vorlesung Teilchenbeschleuniger
Course is held blocked

Examination modalities

oral exam

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
04.09.2022 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