Chapter 1 Mon: Introductions
1.1 Getting Started
- Class introductions and course expectations
- Outline of the course and subject matter
- Comments on the textbook3
- Words about the laboratory sessions
- Words about the homework problems
1.2 Review of Course Prerequisites
- Classical Newtonian physics
- Electromagnetism
- Relativity
- Quantum effects
1.3 Accelerators and Beams
- Discussion of basic properties of particle beams desired in HEP, Nuclear Physics, Basic Energy Sciences, Industrial Applications, …, particularly:
- efficient transport of produced beams to desired location at desired time with desired spot size, divergence, energy spread, time window (, polarization).
- History of accelerator development
- General description of a few accelerator systems
- DC vs AC; linear vs circular
- Luminosity and Brightness
1.4 Steering and Focusing Charged Particles
- Magnetic rigidity and the principal trajectory
- The need for transverse focusing
- Striving for perfection – linear with hard edges vs. “real” elements
- Building up our picture – transport; focus; accelerate; repeat; add perturbations
- The drift space
- Electrostatic vs. magnetostatic vs. electromagnetic elements
- motion through a static transverse electric field
- motion through a static transverse magnetic field
- the use of time-varying fields; time scales
- Electrostatic and magnetic elements
- electrostatic cylindrical dipole bend
- the dipole bending magnet
- transverse focusing: quadrupoles
- Comments on solenoid magnets; single particles vs. beams
- The pillbox cavity; time focusing – more Wednesday
- Discussion of Field Calculation Techniques
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