3 June 2011
CI Summer Lecture Series
Announcing
details of the Cockcroft Institute lecture series to be presented during
the summer term of 2011. Full details, including dates and times, are shown
on the lecture series
poster. I am delighted to recommend the present programme, which provides
an essential background in accelerator physics. The series begins with a
week (Monday through Friday) of intensive lectures, commencing the 4th of
July, by Prof. Alex Chao from Stanford University on Special Topics in Accelerator
Physics. Here he will cover topics of current interest in accelerators: echo
effect in accelerators (presently being investigated experimentally at the
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), laser acceleration (an important topic
with the potential for very large gradient future compact accelerators),
gravitational instability, and lie algebra (important for accelerator optics
analysis). Experimental and practical details on lasers and acceleration
are provided the following week by Dr. Graeme Hirst from Rutherford Appleton
Laboratory. The summer series is then completed by lectures on the topic
of polarised beams. Here we are fortunate to have the lecturers Dr. Ian Bailey
and Dr. Gudrid Moortgat-Pick, from the University of Lancaster/Cockcroft
Inst. and University of Hamburg/DESY laboratory, respectively. This course
covers both the fundamentals and means of production of polarised beams.
These lectures provide an excellent opportunity to learn from experts in the field on critically important areas of accelerator physics. I encourage both students, and professional physicists alike, to attend these lectures. It is an invaluable opportunity to learn of the potential for new accelerators and indeed to cement your background knowledge of the fundamentals of accelerators. We are particularly lucky to have so many highly qualified and enthusiastic world-class lecturers and practitioners prepared to give up time to present their material at the Cockcroft Institute. This semester for example, I note we have an international contingent of lecturers from Stanford University, University of Lancaster and University of Hamburg, together with the national laboratory, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Overall, this provides an extraordinary opportunity to learn from leaders in the field. I encourage you to take advantage of this unique opportunity! A copy of the schedule can also be found on the CI Education web page http://www.cockcroft.ac.uk/education/academic1011.html A course overview and an indication of the anticipated level will soon be available at the same link.
I should emphasise that all of these lectures are open to everyone with an interest in cutting edge accelerator physics staff and students at HEls, members of other laboratories, industrial and commercial organisations that see the subject of our lectures having value for their staff and interested and suitably qualified individuals. All Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus members are also welcome to attend at no charge. Alternatively, for those unable to travel to the Institute, the lectures can be viewed live at http://extrplay.dl.ac.uk . However, the interactions which occur during question and answer sessions and during coffee are inevitably more profitable when attended in person. Archived recordings of the lectures become available shortly afterwards, at the Cl educational site at http://www.cockcroft.ac.uk/pages/education.htm
I hope that you find the programme relevant and stimulating; please contact me if any practical assistance is needed.
Roger Jones
Head of Cl Education, Training and Outreach
