PHY861 Introduction to Beam Physics Organized by Martin Berz

MSU PHY861 - Introduction to Beam Physics, is an interactive, web-based course part of VUBeam, MSU's Virtual University Beam Physics courses and degree programs. It consists of downloadable lecture notes, lecture audio and video, and interactive homework problems.

The course can be started at any time, subject to final approval by the lecturer. Upon registration, a username and password are issued that allow access to the system of the course. A participant has a total of one semester to complete the requirements for the course, including self study based on downloadable audio and video, and work on interactive homework problems. The course is subdivided into three segments.

Topics: Ion Sources, Methods of Acceleration, Storage of Charged Particles, Magnet Design, Motion and Transfer Maps, Transfer Matrices and Aberrations, Fields and Potentials, Beamline Modules, Particle Optical Devices

Important Links

Local Support	Course Material	Prerequisites
Registration and Credit	Lecture Schedule	WebCOSY

The following additional links are accessible only for registered participants with username and password.

News Bulletin/Discussion Board

Participants' Homepage

Lecture Notes

Newspaper Reports

Participants' Homepage

Registered participants in the course can access the Participants' Homepage (with your given user name and password) for further information regarding the course. There is also a continuously updated News Bulletin for registered participants.

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Local Support

At various institutions participating in the program, local support is provided by designated senior contact persons. At present, the following institutions have such local representatives:

Institution	Contact Person	Email	Phone
ANL	Jerry Nolen	nolen@anl.gov	630-252-6418
BNL	Mike Syphers	msyphers@bnl.gov
DESY	Helmut Mais	mais@mail.desy.de	+49-40-8998-2381
Dubna	Ivan Yudin	yudin@cv.jinr.dubna.su	7-095-64922
FNAL	Leo Michelotti	michelot@fnal.gov	630-840-4956
KFA Juelich	Sig Martin	s.martin@kfa-juelich.de	+49-2461-61-4740
LBNL	Andy Wolski	AWolski@lbl.gov
MSU	Martin Berz	berz@pa.msu.edu	517-333-6313
SPbSU	Alexander Ovsyannikov	ovs@apcp.apmath.spbu.ru

Registered course users may contact any of the representatives at the nearest institution.

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Course Material

All course material for the main lectures and the guest lectures are posted on the web and can be accessed from the Participants' Homepage.

For each of the lectures homework problems are assigned. They are fully interactive over the web and based on the WebCOSY system developed in the Beamtheory and Dynamical Systems Group at MSU.

The grade for the course is determined by the performance with the homework problems.

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Prerequisites

• Undergraduate Degree in Physics or equivalent (like German "Vordiplom")
• Upper Division Mechanics, equivalent to MSU PHY321; Upper Division Electrodynamics, equivalent to MSU PHY481

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Registration and Credit

To register for the course, please visit http://vubeam.pa.msu.edu/register.html. Students that are enrolled as degree candidates, should also enroll through the regular MSU computer or telephone enrollment system.

• All out of state degree candidates will receive scholarship support to reduce their tuition obligation to the same level as that paid by Michigan residents.
• Financial aid is available for students regularly enrolled at an accredited US university or foreign universities. For information, see http://vubeam.pa.msu.edu/register.html.
• The Virtual University Beam Physics Tuition Fellowship is awarded on a competitive basis; for more information, see http://vubeam.pa.msu.edu/register.html.
• Teaching- or Research Assistantships during any period of residency at MSU are awarded on a competitive basis
• Participants from the Big Ten Universities and the University of Chicago can formally register for the course through the CIC Traveling Scholars program.

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