Description
Book SynopsisThe field of beam physics touches many areas of physics, engineering, and the sciences. In general terms, beams describe ensembles of particles with initial conditions similar enough to be treated together as a group so that the motion is a weakly nonlinear perturbation of a chosen reference particle. Particle beams are used in a variety of areas, ranging from electron microscopes, particle spectrometers, medical radiation facilities, powerful light sources, and astrophysics to large synchrotrons and storage rings such as the LHC at CERN.
An Introduction to Beam Physics is based on lectures given at Michigan State Universityâs Department of Physics and Astronomy, the online VUBeam program, the U.S. Particle Accelerator School, the CERN Academic Training Programme, and various other venues. It is accessible to beginning graduate and upper-division undergraduate students in physics, mathematics, and engineering. The book begins with a historical overview of met
Table of Contents
Beams and Beam Physics. Linear Beam Optics. Fields, Potentials, and Equations of Motion. The Linearization of the Equations of Motion. Computation and Properties of Maps. Linear Phase Space Motion. Imaging Devices. The Periodic Transport. Lattice Modules. Synchrotron Motion. Resonances in Repetitive Systems. References. Index.
