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Accelerating particles and measuring radiation
Connect beam dynamics and radiation-matter interactions to detector mechanisms, timing, resolution, and the reconstruction of particle trajectories and energies.
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Module 01 advanced
Accelerating particles and measuring radiation
Connect beam dynamics and radiation-matter interactions to detector mechanisms, timing, resolution, and the reconstruction of particle trajectories and energies.
- 01
Lorentz force, beam rigidity and bending magnets
Infer momentum from curvature while keeping charge sign, units and magnetic work distinct.
32 min - 02
Quadrupole focusing and betatron motion
Use signed transverse kicks and a stable cell map rather than assuming one magnet focuses both planes.
32 min - 03
RF cavities and longitudinal phase stability
Distinguish energy gain from longitudinal restoring motion and declare the slip-factor sign.
32 min - 04
Beam emittance and luminosity design
Connect second moments to beam size without mistaking focusing or acceleration for cooling.
32 min - 05
Ionization loss and Bethe–Bloch regimes
Use the mean stopping power within its domain and distinguish it from deposited-signal distributions.
32 min - 06
Scintillation light and photodetector gain
Follow energy through light production, photon detection and multiplication without equating gain with precision.
32 min - 07
Semiconductor depletion and charge collection
Separate depletion width, induced charge and the sources of an energy-resolution peak.
32 min - 08
Gaseous detectors and avalanche multiplication
Separate primary ionization, drift survival, gain and the operating limit of a proportional detector.
32 min - 09
Cherenkov radiation and transition-radiation detection
Distinguish a phase-velocity threshold from interface radiation and include photon detection in identification.
32 min - 10
Timing resolution, dead time and pileup
Separate the precision of a timestamp from lost events, unresolved overlaps and intrinsic efficiency.
32 min