PhD Opportunities in Accelerator Science at University of Liverpool

1. Kai Hock University of Liverpool and the Cockcroft Institute Opportunities for PhD Studies inAccelerator Science and Technologyat the University of Liverpool and the Cockcroft Institute PG Open Day, Liverpool University Physics Department, 25 February 2009

2. Overview • Accelerators and their applications. 2. What is the Cockcroft Institute? 3. The Liverpool Accelerator Physics Group. 4. Topics for postgraduate research.

3. Accelerators and their applications • Accelerators were originally developed for particle physics experiments, as in the LHC in CERN today. • It was soon used to produce high quality radiation for scientific experiments, as with the ALICE/ERLP currently being built at the Cockcroft Institute. • Today, it is being applied to very diverse fields, from producing neutrinos to treating cancer patients.

4. LHC, The Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva

5. ALICE (ERLP) at the Cockcroft Institute • This has recently achieved energy recovery, an advanced technique that greatly reduces energy usage. • Some of our PhD students are currently working on this machine.

6. What is the Cockcroft Institute? It is a collaboration of three universities and the Accelerator Science and Technology Centre (ASTeC) to form a centre of excellence for accelerator research in the UK.

7. Cockcroft Institute and Daresbury Laboratory

8. The Liverpool Accelerator Physics Group Faculty Members John Dainton Desmond Barber Visiting from DESY Swapan Chattopadhyay Director of Cockcroft Institute Kai Hock Andy Wolski Group Leader Carsten Welsch There are currently 8 PhD students and 3 postdocs, from China, France, Greece, Germany, Italy, India, Russia and the UK. We are a friendly, international and supportive group !

9. Topics for postgraduate research • The research topics of the current PhD students include: photon collimator, low emittance tuning, spin polarisation, magnetic field simulation, … • Low emittance tuning, for example, involves developing techniques to steer a positron beam in a circular accelerator so as to make it extremely narrow. • The following slides show many new research topics - to develop new accelerators, new techniques and new applications.

10. Beam Dynamics and Damping Rings Computation studies on high energy machines (ILC, SuperB), light source (ALICE/ERLP), novel accelerators (EMMA): Ultra-low emittance beams, Lattice optimisation, High precision tracking methods, Coherent synchrotron radiation, … Contact: Dr Andy Wolski

11. LHeC – Large Hadron Electron Collider To build an electron ring over the LHC. • Opportunity to be involved right from the start: • - Interaction region design • Optimisation of luminosity • Ring versus Linac design Contact: Professor John Dainton

12. Medical Applications and Beam Instrumentations Work at the interface between atomic physics and accelerator sciences; Theoretical and/or experimental studies possible; Often embedded into international collaborations; Young group, nice working environment. Contact: Dr Carsten Welsch Antiproton Cancer Therapy Machine Protection System using beam monitoring Ultra-low Energy Antiproton Ring

13. Novel Applications for Accelerators Development of medicalaccelerators for cancer therapy. Research on ultra-cold atom rings for high precision inertial guidance. Mathematical studies of spin polarisation. Contact: Kai Hock

14. PhD Studies in Accelerator Physics at Liverpool/Cockcroft • By working for a PhD within the Accelerator Science group at the University of Liverpool, you will: • be part of the Cockcroft Institute, a centre of excellence for research and development of all aspects of accelerator science and technology, and with state-of-the-art facilities; • benefit from a comprehensive education and training programme organised and delivered by the Cockcroft Institute; • have the opportunity to work in an institute engaged in a wide variety of theoretical and experimental studies; • be part of international collaborations performing research and development on the most challenging accelerator projects. We are looking for highly motivated students, with a strong interest in the physics and technology of particle accelerators, and good analytical and computational skills.

15. Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury