U.S. Particle Accelerator School
U.S. Particle Accelerator School
America's National School of Accelerator Science and Technology

Michigan State University (2012)

USPAS sponsored by Michigan State University
held in Grand Rapids, MI
June 18-29, 2012

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June 18-29, 2012 two-week full courses

Fundamentals of Accelerator Physics and Technology with Simulations and Measurements Lab (undergraduate level)
William Barletta, MIT/USPAS, Linda Spentzouris, Illinois Institute of Technology and Elvin Harms, Fermilab

Accelerator Physics
S.Y. Lee, Indiana University

Applied Electromagnetism for Accelerator Components: Magnet and RF Cavity Design
Mauricio Lopes, Fermi National Accelerator Lab and Jeremiah Holzbauer, Argonne National Lab

Special Topics in Accelerator Physics
Alex Chao and Yunhai Cai, SLAC National Accelerator Lab

Microwave Sources
Bruce Carlsten and Steve Russell, Los Alamos National Lab

June 18-22, 2012 one-week half courses

Design of Electron Storage and Damping Rings
Mauro Pivi, SLAC National Accelerator Lab; Ina Reichel, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Mike Syphers, MSU

Accelerator Power Electronics Engineering
Paul Bellomo and Fernando Rafael, SLAC National Accelerator Lab

Fundamentals of Detector Physics and Measurements Lab
Carl Bromberg, Michigan State University and Dan Green, Fermilab

June 25-29, 2012 one-week half courses

Beam-Based Diagnostics
Christoph Steier, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; James Safranek and Xiaobiao Huang, SLAC National Accelerator Lab

Control Theory with Applications to Accelerators and RF Systems
Claudio Rivetta and John Fox, SLAC National Accelerator Lab

Semiconductor Detector Systems
Helmuth Spieler, Ret. LBNL