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SUMMARY:SAINTS Short Course:  Introduction to Accelerator Physics (SC-Accp
 )
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240722T070000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240724T150000Z
DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260714T064818Z
UID:indico-event-136@indico.tlabs.ac.za
DESCRIPTION:Facilitators:\n\n              [JM]    Dr Joele
  Mira\, PhD (Stellenbosch University)\, iThemba LABS NRF\n\n       
        [MS]    Dr Muneer Sakildien\, PhD (University of Jyvaskyla)
 \, iThemba LABS NRF\n\n              [SS]      Dr Skye S
 egal\, PhD (University of Cape Town)\, iThemba LABS NRF\n\n          
     [HB]    Mr Hugo Barnard\, MSc (Ghent University)\, iThemba LABS N
 RF\n\nDownload Flyer\n\nThe Zoom link will be sent after registration.\n\n
 An ONLINE short-course on Introduction to Accelerator Physics offered over
  three days on specialized topics tailored to suit post-graduate students 
 (Honors – PhD)\, and junior research staff working on projects involving
  accelerators. A total of six lecture sessions will be offered in three da
 ys\, with each session lasting three hours.\n\nCourse Co-ordinator:  Hugo
  Barnard (e-mail: hbarnard@tlabs.ac.za)\n\nTarget group:  Honors/masters/
 doctoral students\, junior research staff working on projects involving ac
 celerators\n\nNo. of lectures/contact sessions: 6 (3 hours each)\n\nCourse
  certificate to be issued:  \n\n\n	\n	Attendance (provided attendance > 9
 0 %)\n	\n\n\nPresentation venue: virtual (Zoom platform: Link to be sent t
 o registered participants)\n\nCourse dates/times:  22 – 24 July\, with 
 a morning session (09h00 to 12h00) and an afternoon session (13h30 to 16h3
 0) \n\nCourse registration deadline: 19 July 2024\n\nCourse registration l
 ink: \nhttps://indico.tlabs.ac.za/event/136/registrations/107/\n\nContact
  for queries on course: Course Co-ordinator: hbarnard@tlabs.ac.za\n\nConta
 ct for general queries:  SAINTS Co-ordinator\, e-mail address:  saintsad
 min@tlabs.ac.za\n\nCourse Outline: \n\nSix lecture sessions on specialized
  accelerator physics topics\, 3-hours per lecture session\n\n\n	\n	Session
  1:  Ion Sources [SS]: 22 July 09h00 – 12h00\n	\n\n\nDefinition of an o
 f an ion source\; Different particles types that can be produced with an i
 on source\; Fundamental concepts such as beam intensity\; Classification o
 f ion sources\; Ion Source used for Radionuclide Production and Radiobiolo
 gy\; Thermionic emission\; Electron impact ionization\; Collisions\; Gyrom
 otion in an ion source\; Ion Sources used for Subatomic Physics research\n
 \n\n	\n	Session 2 Accelerators [MS]: 22 July 13h30 – 16h30\n	\n\n\nTypes
  of linear accelerators\; Van der Graaff\; The Tandetron\; Types of circul
 ar accelerators\; The resonance principle in a cyclotron\; Magnetic focusi
 ng\; Electric focusing\; The phase relations during acceleration\; Deflect
 or \n\n\n	\n	Session 3: RF systems [HB]: 23 July 09h00 – 12h00\n	\n\n\nT
 he RF resonators at iThemba LABS\; Analogue components\; Circuits\; Transi
 ents\; AC theory – Phasors\, Impedance\; Parallel resonant circuits\; Se
 ries resonant circuits\; Power\; Q-factor\; Capacitance and inductance of 
 co-axial cables\; Telegraph equations\; Sine waves along a transmission li
 ne\; Reflection at the load\; Impedance of a load and a section of transmi
 ssion line\; Transmission lines as part of the RF oscillator\n\n\n	\n	Sess
 ion 4: Beam Optics [JM]: 23 July 13h30 – 16h30\n	\n\n\nIntroduction to b
 eam emittance and Liouville’s theorem\; Weak Focusing\; Solenoid lens pr
 inciple and derivation of equation of the focal point\; Einzel lens princi
 ple and derivation of equation of focal point\; Strong Focusing\; Focusing
  principles of Electrostatic and Magnetic quadrupole lenses\; Derivation o
 f the magnetic field line equations\; Derivation of the matrix equations f
 or a first approximation to the focusing of quads\; Derivation of the firs
 t order approximation for a drift space\; Dipole Magnets\; Principles of t
 he dipole magnet\; Derivation of the magnetic rigidity equation using ener
 gy relations equations\n\n\n	\n	Session 5: Magnets [HB]: 24 July 09h00 –
  12h00\n	\n\n\nIntroduction: History\, Definition of terms\, Units\; Maxwe
 ll’s equations\; Field lines\; DC electromagnets – layout\, yoke shape
 s\; Dipole magnets\, Quadrupole magnets\; Materials\, BH curves\; Fringe f
 ields and shims\; Force on coils and yoke\; Force on particles\; Rigidity\
 ; Bending radius\; Strength of B in magnet\; Effective length\; Beam unifo
 rmity\; Measuring devices: rotating coil\, hall probe\, NMR\; Designing a 
 magnet analytically\; FEA design\n\n\n	\n	Session 6: Beam Diagnostics [JM]
 : 24 July 13h30 – 16h30\n	\n\n\nIntroduction – what are diagnostics\; 
 Types\; Overview of the implementation at iThemba LABS\; Time structure of
  a bunched beam\; Diagnostics for Intensity\; Diagnostics for Transverse p
 roperties\; Diagnostics for Emittance\; Diagnostics for Longitudinal param
 eters\; Diagnostics for Beam energy\n\n \n\nhttps://indico.tlabs.ac.za/ev
 ent/136/
LOCATION:Zoom
URL:https://indico.tlabs.ac.za/event/136/
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