Entry requirements

Electromagnetic Field Theory and Nuclear Physics or equivalent

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student shall be able to:

• account for special properties and requirements on accelerators for high energy and nuclear physics research as well as for accelerators in medical usage and material physics research such as synchrotron radiation sources and neutron spallation sources
• calculate how these requirements are achieved by controlling and accelerating charged particles
• account for how ionising radiation from charged particles and non ionising radiation from neutral particles appears naturally or artificially
• account for what properties of radiation that is used in detection
• account for the most common detector types within research and applications
• master to calibrate and make measurements with semiconductor detectors, scintillation detectors and gas filled detectors

Content

Basic properties of different accelerators. Transverse beam dynamics for single particles and systems of particles including calculation tools. Methods for acceleration and diagnostics. Ionising and non-ionising radiation. Radiation detectors: scintillation detectors and neutron detectors, gas filled detectors, semiconductor detectors. Applications in research and radiation protection and medical applications.

Project:

Setting up and carry out an experiment at an accelerator. Both accelerator and detector aspects of the experiment will be studied.

Instruction

The teaching will be based on Problem Based Learning (PBL).

Assessment

Hand in exercises, laboratory work and a written mini examination