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Introduction to Particle Accelerators (NPAP MOOC)

Welcome to the Nordic Particle Accelerator Program's (NPAP) Massive Open Online Courses and to the fascinating world of particle accelerators! Did you know that in the year of 2000 there were more than 15 000 particle accelerators in the world? Yet, today it has grown to more than 30 000 of them! A third of the particle accelerators are dedicated to medical applications, such as radio therapy, and a half are used for ion implantation in semiconductor devices. Also numerous particle accelerators are used for sterilizing food. Despite these everyday life examples of small particle accelerators, it is the large accelerators, like the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, that most people associate with particle accelerators. There will be many new applications for particle accelerators in the future and by that there is a need for MOOCs that describe the techniques and applications of these machines.. The NPAP series of MOOCs consists of three MOOCs designed to disseminate knowledge about particle accelerator technology to impacted fields. The courses have been made possible thanks to the support of the Erasmus Plus, Strategic Partnership funding of the European Commission and thanks to the dedicated lecturers from the universities of Lund, Uppsala, Arhus, Oslo and Jyväskylä, and by experts from the MAX IV Laboratory and European Spallation Source (ESS), both in Lund, Sweden. In many of the lectures we detail the MAX IV Laboratory and ESS - currently hosting the most powerful synchrotron light source and neutron source in the world. In the MAX IV Laboratory intense X-ray beams are produced by electrons that are first accelerated to almost the speed of light, and at ESS protons will be accelerated and, by a process called spallation, generate intense beams of neutron. The X-ray and neutron beams are used for looking into matter, down to the atomic level. The MAX IV Laboratory and ESS form a unique European center of excellence for thousands of scientists that together build the world of tomorrow. We also take a closer look at the Large Hadron Collider, at CERN, in Geneva. This powerful machine has already had an immense impact on theoretical physics and will continue to contribute to our knowledge of nature for quite some time. The first course in our NPAP series is the Introduction to Particle Accelerators. It explains how a particle accelerator can generate light of wavelengths down to one Angstrom. It also explains how the ESS facility can create a massive flux of neutrons by accelerating protons and let them smash into a disk of tungsten. The initial modules provide the basic knowledge about linear and circular accelerators that is required to understand other types of accelerators, like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), at CERN in Geneva. We describe LHC and give an introduction to the elementary particle physics it is used for. We continue by describing some new concepts for future particle accelerators, like plasma driven accelerators. The second MOOC in the series is called "Fundamentals of Particle Accelerator Technology (NPAP MOOC)" and offers four modules: The Radio Frequency (RF) System of Accelerators; Magnet technology for accelerator; Beam Diagnostics; Basics of Vacuum techniques. The third MOOC is - Medical Applications of Particle Accelerators, which offers the four modules: Introduction to the course and radiotherapy; Linear electron accelerators for radiotherapy; Proton therapy part I; Proton therapy part II and the production of medical radionuclides. The three MOOCs can be taken either separately or as a package. For students that intend to take all three courses we recommend that they are taken in order. Get started and join us on this journey through the world of particle accelerators and be amazed by their importance for our lives and societies! Best Regards, The NPAP Team!

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JP

5.0评论日期:Jun 8, 2020

A good Introductory course on Particle Accelerators.

AM

5.0评论日期:Dec 28, 2023

Well curated course material for gaining a good amount of knowledge on leading particle accelerator facilities on global scale.

HS

5.0评论日期:Jul 27, 2024

Good introductory Course on particles accelerator

UJ

5.0评论日期:Jul 10, 2020

Very nice introduction to accelerators! I can hardly wait for the wakefield technology module.

EF

5.0评论日期:Aug 2, 2021

F​antastic course that explains well both the general ideas and the fine details for particle accelerators and their applications. Thank you to all the collaborators! Looking forward to module 5!

AG

5.0评论日期:Nov 12, 2020

Very good introductory course on particle accelerators.

AP

5.0评论日期:Aug 31, 2023

It gives a good introductory knowledge about particle accelerators( absolute for a beginner ).

HS

5.0评论日期:Aug 27, 2022

It was really a nice course for me. It helped me a lot to get knowlegde and adding extra dimensions to my understanding of underlying principles.

VK

5.0评论日期:Oct 19, 2020

really good introductory course on particle accelerators. especially on synchrotron radiation and properties.

SM

5.0评论日期:Sep 9, 2021

Excellent course. Everything was explained precisely. Really got inspired by the teaching and the content.

AM

5.0评论日期:Sep 25, 2021

This is one of the best course I have ever taken. Thank you Coursera

NS

5.0评论日期:Oct 20, 2019

Excellent course to get introduced and enhance interest in the field of particle accelerators

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