UVic PHYS 522 & UBC PHYS 560-201
Physics and Engineering of Particle Accelerators
Years: 2026, 2027
Overview:
A 3 credit points course, open to domestic and international students, offered by the UVic and UBC Physics Departments in partnership with TRIUMF.
Dates, times, location:
Course duration: January to April – mid-term break mid-February
Course times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 14:00-15:30 PST
Course location: MOB conference room at TRIUMF and online via Zoom
Brief summary of the synopsis:
The course will provide an introduction to the physics, technology and some engineering aspects of particle accelerators with focus on proton and ion accelerator technology. The course will include a survey of existing accelerator types in particular those which are used at TRIUMF and will also provide an introduction to transverse and longitudinal beam optics. The course will include an introduction to the physics and technology of ion sources, will give an overview of secondary particle production with focus on radioactive ion beams, of accelerator radio-frequency principles and more detailed aspects of room temperature and superconducting linear accelerators, as well as high energy circular machines. The course should appeal to students of Accelerator Physics and Physics Engineering, as well as to students of Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics and other students interested in Particle Accelerators.
Pre-requisites:
Classical Mechanics, Classical Electrodynamics
Lecturers:
The course will be given by a team of lecturers made up of experts from the TRIUMF Accelerator Division and UVic. Each lecturer is responsible for about 3-5 lectures.
Final Grade:
Weekly homework (due one week after assignment) – 50% (based on completion and quality)
Mid-term exam (February) – 20%
Final Exam (April) – 30%
Sections Taught by C. Charles:
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