Prof. Steven M. Lund
Michigan State University
Physics and Astronomy Department
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB)
510-459-4045 (mobile)
Lund@frib.msu.edu
Dr. David Bruhwiler
Radiasoft, LLC
Boulder, CO
720-502-3928 (Office)
Bruhwiler@Radiasoft.net
Dr. Rémi Lehe
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
510-486-6785 (LBNL Office)
RLehe@lbl.gov
Dr. Jean-Luc Vay
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
510-486-4934 (LBNL Office)
JLVay@lbl.gov
Dr. Daniel Winklehner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
510-479-6501 (mobile)
winklehn@mit.edu
Dr. David P. Grote
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
925-424-7194 (LLNL Office)
DPGrote@lbl.gov
USPAS Course Description (html)
The schedule will likely be adjusted during the course.
Tentative Lecture Schedule (html)
Lecture notes will be posted on this web site before and after material is covered in class. Paper copies of lecture notes will also be handed out in class to aid note taking. Time permitting, corrections and additions will be posted on the web site subsequent to lectures. Materials are organized by lecturer. Postings will be in pdf format including electronic slides produced in OpenOffice and Microsoft PowerPoint (pdf in compact vector form with embeded fonts), and scans of handwritten notes (pdf in bitmap form), script files, etc. In some cases slides are posted in both one slide per page (for presentation) and 4 slides per page handout (for more compact printing) formats. Notes will be maintained on this web site after the course with occasional updates, corrections, and extensions until a next version of the course is given. At that time the web site will be frozen with a link to the newer version.
| • S.M. Lund | Introductory Lectures |
| • D. Winklehener / R. Lehe | Python Lectures |
| • D. Bruhwiler | Assorted Topical Materials |
| • R. Lehe | Electromagnetic PIC |
| • J.-L. Vay / R. Lehe | Warp/Application Lectures |
| • D. Winklehener | Injector Modeling |
| • J.-L. Vay / R. Lehe | Advanced Lectures |
Numerical examples, demonstrations, and exercises in parts of this course rely heavily rely on the Warp particle-in-cell code detailed in the Wiki documentation linked below. Although the course is not specifically on Warp, it can also serve as in introduction to this large and highly versatile open-source code designed for self-consistent simulation of high intensity beams.
Warp Wiki
Daily problem sets will be handed out in class and subsequently posted below in pdf format on this web site. The problem sets are due at the start of lectures on the next day. Solutions will not be posted on the web site but paper copies of solutions will be given in class and solutions will be reviewed. Students are encouraged to discuss the problem sets with other students, the grader, and the lecturers, but are required to turn in their own solutions.
Problem Sets
A take home final exam will be handed out on the next to last lecture and subsequently posted below in pdf format on this web site. The final exam is due at the start of the final lecture. Both course lecture notes and the student's own personal notes can be used on the final exam and work must be independent. Students are not allowed to consult others other than clarification questions to the lecturers.
Final Exam
Many beam physics concepts employed in this course relating to accelerator physics with high space-charge intensity are treated in the course:
USPAS 2017: Beam Physics with Intense Space-Charge
Notes on the linked course web site provide reference material for many topics covered in this simulation course.
USPAS 2016: Self-Consistent Simulation of Beam and Plasma Systems