Storage rings (such as LHC at CERN, RHIC at BNL, and synchrotron light rings
around the world) are near-Hamiltonian systems that are often well described 
by the linear matrix theory that is used in their optical design. Just beyond 
the linear world, they display a rich variety of dynamical behaviour that is 
well described by iterated nonlinear difference equations (maps).

The first four lectures in this five-lecture series introduce the linear and 
near-linear Accelerator Physics of storage rings. The fifth lecture introduces
some of the design and performance issues of the 5 MW European Spallation 
Source, a linear accelerator that is beginning construction in Lund, Sweden.

Topics include:
 Transverse linear motion and optics design
 Synchrotron radiation and damping
 Approximate solutions of difference maps
 Resonant, diffusive, and chaotic motion
 Nonlinear dynamics: practical uses and fundamental limits
 Halo growth and beam loss in linear accelerators





Timetable: 

May 27(Mon) 13:15-15:00
May 28(Tue) 10:15-12:00
May 29(Wed) 13:15-15:00
May 30(Thu) 10:15-12:00 
May 31(Fri)  8:15-10:00

Place: F7 lecture roon, floor 3, Jadranska 19.   

Exact time and lecture room might change, please check again.