Accelerator Physics, January 2013, Duke University

USPAS Accelerator Physics
January 14-25 2013
Duke University

Dr. Todd Satogata / Jefferson Lab and ODU / satogata@jlab.org
Dr. Waldo MacKay / Brookhaven National Lab (retired) / waldo@bnl.gov
TA: Timofey Zolkin / Fermilab and University of Chicago / t.v.zolkin@gmail.com

Class Information
- Class Syllabus and Information [last updated 3 Jan 2013]
- Textbook: An Introduction to the Physics of Particle Accelerators (2nd Ed), Mario Conte and William W. MacKay
- Textbook errata [Waldo, last updated 21 Jan 2013]
- Supplementary Notes [Waldo, last updated 13 Jan 2013]
- Some handy computer tools, [Todd, Last updated Jan 6 2013]
- Computer lab files using gnuplot,tcl in Ubuntu Linux: [octave tar.gz file 617 kb], [emittance fitting tar.gz file 350 kb].
- Annotated class photo

Class Materials

Date	Chapter	Slides [pdf]	Topic and other notes	Reading	Homework
M Jan 14 AM	1	[17.2 Mb]	Introductions, Relativity, Relativistic E&M, Accelerator Overview
M Jan 14 PM	2	[1.7 Mb] and [187k]	Weak Focusing, Stability Conditions (nodecoherence.gif and slowdetuning.gif)		Homework 1
T Jan 15 AM	2-3	[140k]	Weak Focusing, Hamiltonian Formalism
T Jan 15 PM	4	[7.2 Mb]	Magnets with Transverse Static Fields	BNL-94637.pdf (see below)	Homework 2
W Jan 16 AM	5	[2.45 Mb]	Strong Focusing
W Jan 16 PM	5		Strong Focusing (continued)		Homework 3
H Jan 17 AM	5-6	[11.6 Mb]	Lattice Exercises I
H Jan 17 PM	6	[300 kb]	Lattice Exercises II (coupling, chromaticity)		Homework 4
F Jan 18 AM	-	[6 Mb]	Lattice Extras (errors, doglegs, achromatic conditions)
F Jan 18 PM	7	[11.8 Mb]	Synchrotron Motion		(Reading homework)
M Jan 21 AM	7, 14	[228 kb]	Synchrotron Motion (continued) and Schottky Spectra
M Jan 21 PM	9	[4 Mb]	Linear Accelerators, RF	TM and TE simulations Resonant Driven Oscillators	Homework 5
T Jan 22 AM	8	[758 kb]	Synchrotron Radiation
T Jan 22 PM	-	[9.3 Mb]	Synchrotron Light Source Lattices		Homework 6
W Jan 23 AM	10	[100 kb]	Resonances I
W Jan 23 PM	10+	[5.3 Mb] notes [623 kb]	Resonances and Nonlinear Dynamics II	Lie Algebras	Homework 7 (lab)
H Jan 23 AM	10+	[6.4 Mb]	Nonlinear Dynamics III (Tim)	Laskar paper
H Jan 23 PM	11+	[2.4 Mb]	Space Charge, Beam-Beam, Electron Cloud	ECloud10 Workshop
F Jan 25 AM	13	[2.5 Mb]	Polarization and Spin

Useful external links
- Interesting paper: Theory of the Alternating-Gradient Synchrotron, E.D. Courant and H.S. Snyder, Ann. Phys. 281, pp. 360-408 (1957) [cern.ch]
- Interesting (long) paper: The Physics of Electron Storage Rings: An Introduction, Matt Sands, Nov 1970 [slac.stanford.edu].
- Interesting paper: The Tangled Tale of Phase Space, David Nolte, Physics Today Apr 2010 [purdue.edu].
- Interesting papers: CERN Yellow Reports [cern.ch]
- Interesting papers: 1985 CERN Accelerator School (K. Steffen Insertions optics notes) [cern.ch]
- Interesting book: The Physics of Collective Beam Instabilities in High Energy Accelerators by Alex Chao (2001) [slac.stanford.edu]
- Interesting book: Special Topics in Accelerator Physics by Alex Chao (2002, last updated 2012) [slac.stanford.edu]
- Interesting paper: Energy Upgrade As Regards Quench Performance, W.W. MacKay and S. Tepikian, BNL C-AD AP Note 422, 30 Jan 2011 (BNL-94637).
- Interesting paper: D. Douglas, R.C. York, and J. Kewisch, "Optical Design of the CEBAF Beam Transport System", Proc. of the 1989 Particle Accelerator Conference, Chicago, IL. [jlab.org]
- Interesting paper: N. Tsoupas, D. Kayran, V. Litvinenko and W.W. MacKay, "Uncoupled Achromatic Tilted S-Bend", Proc. of the 2008 Particle Accelerator Conference, Genoa, Italy. [local copy, 493 kb pdf]

Last update: 29 Jan 2013