The Introductory level course is aimed at staff and students in laboratories and universities who wish to learn about accelerator science and technology. The focus of the course is on various aspects of beam dynamics and the underlying accelerator systems. Key topics are consolidated by discussion sessions and tutorials.
The course is complemented the following year by the Advanced level course.
The programmes for Introductory and Advanced level courses are elaborated at a dedicated program committee, held every two years, and which is strongly guided by the CAS Syllabus. This syllabus was reviewed in 2015, a revised edition was released in 2016 and will evolve in the coming years.
Course programme overview
Introduction to accelerators
Electromagnetic theory
Particle motion in EM fields
Relativity and kinematics of particle beams
Linear accelerators
Transverse linear beam dynamics for synchrotrons and beam lines
Cyclotrons and FFAG
Longitudial beam dynamics in circular acelerators
RF systems
Applications of accelerators
Linear imperfections
Beam instrumentation and diagnostics
Electron beam dynamics - synchrotrons and light sources
Non-linear beam dynamics
Collective and multiparticle effects
Luminosity and colliders
Injection, extraction, beam transfer, secondary beams and targets
Supplementary lectures