FYS9565 – Physics and Applications of Accelerators and Beams

After you have completed 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, material science and medical technology.
• you will master theory and techniques for numerical simulations of charged particle beams.

PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.

If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.

PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.

• FYS3110 – Quantum Mechanics
• FYS3120 – Analytical Mechanics and Electrodynamics
• FYS3500 – Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics

• 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.

Regulations for mandatory activities can be found here.

• 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: FYS4565 – Physics and Applications of Accelerators and Beams

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.