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Introduction to Particle Accelerators (NPAP MOOC)
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 12 hours
  • Course by Lund University
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Welcome to the Nordic Particle Accelerator Program's (NPAP) Massive Open Online Courses and to the fascinating world of particle accelerators! Did you know that in the year of 2000 there were more than 15 000 particle accelerators in the world? Yet, today it has grown to more than 30 000 of them! A third of the particle accelerators are dedicated to medical applications, such as radio therapy, and a half are used for ion implantation in semiconductor devices. Also numerous particle accelerators are used for sterilizing food. Despite these everyday life examples of small particle accelerators, it is the large accelerators, like the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, that most people associate with particle accelerators. There will be many new applications for particle accelerators in the future and by that there is a need for MOOCs that describe the techniques and applications of these machines.. The NPAP series of MOOCs consists of three MOOCs designed to disseminate knowledge about particle accelerator technology to impacted fields. The courses have been made possible thanks to the support of the Erasmus Plus, Strategic Partnership funding of the European Commission and thanks to the dedicated lecturers from the universities of Lund, Uppsala, Arhus, Oslo and Jyväskylä, and by experts from the MAX IV Laboratory and European Spallation Source (ESS), both in Lund, Sweden. In many of the lectures we detail the MAX IV Laboratory and ESS - currently hosting the most powerful synchrotron light source and neutron source in the world. In the MAX IV Laboratory intense X-ray beams are produced by electrons that are first accelerated to almost the speed of light, and at ESS protons will be accelerated and, by a process called spallation, generate intense beams of neutron. The X-ray and neutron beams are used for looking into matter, down to the atomic level. The MAX IV Laboratory and ESS form a unique European center of excellence for thousands of scientists that together build the world of tomorrow. We also take a closer look at the Large Hadron Collider, at CERN, in Geneva. This powerful machine has already had an immense impact on theoretical physics and will continue to contribute to our knowledge of nature for quite some time. The first course in our NPAP series is the Introduction to Particle Accelerators. It explains how a particle accelerator can generate light of wavelengths down to one Angstrom. It also explains how the ESS facility can create a massive flux of neutrons by accelerating protons and let them smash into a disk of tungsten. The initial modules provide the basic knowledge about linear and circular accelerators that is required to understand other types of accelerators, like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), at CERN in Geneva. We describe LHC and give an introduction to the elementary particle physics it is used for. We continue by describing some new concepts for future particle accelerators, like plasma driven accelerators. The second MOOC in the series is called "Fundamentals of Particle Accelerator Technology (NPAP MOOC)" and offers four modules: The Radio Frequency (RF) System of Accelerators; Magnet technology for accelerator; Beam Diagnostics; Basics of Vacuum techniques. The third MOOC is - Medical Applications of Particle Accelerators, which offers the four modules: Introduction to the course and radiotherapy; Linear electron accelerators for radiotherapy; Proton therapy part I; Proton therapy part II and the production of medical radionuclides. The three MOOCs can be taken either separately or as a package. For students that intend to take all three courses we recommend that they are taken in order. Get started and join us on this journey through the world of particle accelerators and be amazed by their importance for our lives and societies! Best Regards, The NPAP Team!

Modules

Start and welcome

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  • Start and welcome!

Light and light sources

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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  • Light and light sources

2 Videos

  • Where does light come from?
  • Which type of light do we need?

2 Readings

  • Try an experiment - light
  • Try another experiment - detector

Accelerators to make light

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    • 2 Readings
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  • Accelerators to make light

2 Videos

  • Introduction to synchrotron accelerators
  • How does an accelerator for synchrotron radiation work?

2 Readings

  • Try thinking with your hand - motion in a magnet
  • How magnets affect particles

The development of accelerators for synchrotron light

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  • The development of accelerators for synchrotron light

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  • The evolution of accelerators for synchrotron light

Graded quiz for Accelerators for synchrotron light

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  • Accelerators for synchrotron light: Graded test

Introduction to the second module

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  • Welcome to the second module

Synchrotron radiation

    • 3 Videos
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  • Photon Light Sources

3 Videos

  • Electromagnetic spectrum
  • Discovery of synchrotron radiation
  • General characteristics of synchrotron radiation

Bending magnets, wigglers and undulators

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  • Critical wavelength
  • Bending magnets, wigglers and undulators

2 Videos

  • Bending magnets radiation
  • Wigglers and undulators

Free Electron lasers

    • 2 Videos
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  • Free Electron lasers

2 Videos

  • Free Electron Lasers
  • Configurations. SASE and seeding

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  • Useful links about FELs

Further reading about synchrotron radiation and FELs

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  • Links to further reading

Graded test for Photon light sources and MAX IV

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  • Photon light sources:Graded test

Introduction and neutron science

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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  • Introduction and Neutron science

2 Videos

  • Basics of neutron scattering science
  • Neutron spallation sources

3 Readings

  • The discovery of the neutron
  • Neutron sources - Extra reading
  • Neutron E-Learning platforms

European Spallation Source (ESS)

    • 5 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • ESS

5 Videos

  • The basics of ESS
  • Challenges for the ESS accelerator
  • The ESS Accelerator
  • How to observe the ESS beam
  • To avoid melting the target

4 Readings

  • Introductory reading
  • ESS - Complementary information
  • The ESS accelerator - extra reading
  • More about ESS Beam Diagnostics

Graded Quiz for Neutron Sources

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  • Neutron science and ESS: Graded test

Introduction to Particle Colliders

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    • 4 Readings
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  • Introduction to Particle Colliders

3 Videos

  • Introduction to Particle Colliders
  • Going into matter, the standard model
  • Particle collider characteristics

4 Readings

  • Introduction to Particle Colliders
  • The Standard Model - further reading
  • Links particles and particle accelerators
  • More links

The LHC and its experiments

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  • The LHC and its experiments

2 Videos

  • Introduction to CERN
  • LHC main parameters and technological choices

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  • Existing CERN movies

Linear Colliders

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  • Linear Colliders

2 Videos

  • Linear Colliders
  • ILC and CLIC

Future Circular Colliders

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  • Future Circular Colliders

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  • Future Circular Colliders
  • Conclusions

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  • Learning outcomes

Graded Quiz for Particle Colliders

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  • Particle colliders: Graded test

Stay tuned for more accelerator science!

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  • Want to learn more about accelerating sciences and pushing their frontiers ?

Thank you for your participation

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  • Well done and thank you for your participation!

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Dive into the exciting world of particle accelerators with the Nordic Particle Accelerator Program's (NPAP) MOOC series, led by experts from top European universities and research centers. This comprehensive course covers the fascinating technology behind accelerators used in medical applications, semiconductor devices, and more. Explore cutting-edge facilities like the MAX IV Laboratory, ESS, and CERN's Large Hadron Collider. With three detailed MOOCs, including introductory and advanced topics, this series is perfect for science and engineering enthusiasts. Available on Coursera with flexible subscription options, start your journey today!

Sverker Werin
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Sverker Werin

Francesca Curbis
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Francesca Curbis

Mats Lindroos
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Mats Lindroos

Erik Adli
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Erik Adli