The Cockcroft Institute offers a two year postgraduate course in all areas of accelerator science and technology. All lectures are webcast and the video archived. Our lecture slides and videos are free to anyone outside the institute, but we would appreciate an email so we know who is using it. To access slides or video click on the links below.
Radio Frequency Systems
- Introduction to RF
- RF Linear
- Accelerators
- Wakefields
- Superconducting RF
Magnets and Radiation Sources
- Conventional Magnets for Accelerators
- Undulators and Synchrotron Radiation
- Free Electron Lasers
Short-Wavelength Accelerators
- Introduction to Short Wavelength Accelerators
- Novel electromagnetic materials for high frequency accelerators
- Particle-beam driven Plasma Wakefield Accelerators (PWFA)
and more…
General Accelerator Science and Technology
- Introduction to Particle accelerators
- Electromagnetics and Relativity
- Vacuum Systems and surface science
- Beam Diagnostics Electron and Ion Sources
Beam Dynamics
- Introduction to Beam Dynamics
- Lattice design and computational dynamics
- Single particle dynamics
- Collective effects
- Practical Accelerator Design
Schedule of lectures and webcasts
The Cockcroft Institute | Lectures
For connection details and further information about the Cockcroft lecture series, please see: https://indico.stfc.ac.uk/category/88/
CI student handbook
The CI student handbook contains information for our students and the course syllabus.
Download: CI PGR Handbook 2021-22 v1.0