FYS4565 – Physics and Applications of Accelerators and Beams
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course gives an introduction to particle accelerator technology, with a basis in physical principles and mathematical modeling of the interaction of charged particle beams with electromagnetic fields. The course covers basic microwave technology and beam optics, as well as more advanced topics as plasma wakefield acceleration. The applications of particle accelerators to high-energy physics (circular and linear colliders), material science (synchrotron light sources and neutron spallation sources) as well as medical technology (particle therapy) will also be covered.
Learning outcome
After completing this course:
- you will understand how different particle accelerators are designed (linear accelerators, cyclotrons and synchrotrons), as well as the possibilities and limitations of the different accelerator types.
- you will master simple calculations and methods for numerical simulations describing how a particle beam is accelerated, focused and measured.
- you will have knowledge of machines for high-energy physics, including studies for future linear and circular colliders.
- you will have knowledge about the accelerator science research frontier, including laser- and plasma wakefield acceleration.
- you will have knowledge about the most important applications of particle accelerators to particle physics, materials science and medical technology.
Admission to the course
Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
Recommended previous knowledge
- FYS3110 – Quantum Mechanics
- FYS3120 – Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics
- FYS3500 – Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with FYS9565 – Physics and Applications of Accelerators and Beams.
- 5 credits overlap with FYS4550 – Experimental high energy physics (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with FYS9550 – Experimental high energy physics (discontinued).
Teaching
- 2 hours of lectures per week.
- 2 hours of theory and numerical simulation exercises per week.
- Weekly group discussions
One mandatory home assignment must be approved before you can sit for the final exam.??
Examination
- Final oral exam which counts?100 % towards the final grade.
This course has mandatory exercises?that must be approved before you can sit the final?exam.
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: FYS9565 – Physics and Applications of Accelerators and Beams
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a?postponed exam?at the beginning of the next semester.
New examinations?are offered at the beginning of the next semester for students who do not successfully complete the exam during the previous semester.
We do not offer a re-scheduled exam for students who withdraw during the exam.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.