RF Linear Accelerators [Paperback]

Borne out of twentieth-century science and technology, the field of RF (radio frequency) linear accelerators has made significant contributions to basic research, energy, medicine, and national defense. As we advance into the twenty-first century, the linac field has been undergoing rapid development as the demand for its many applications, emphasizing high-energy, high-intensity, and high-brightness output beams, continues to grow. RF Linear Accelerators is a textbook that is based on a US Particle Accelerator School graduate-level course that fills the need for a single introductory source on linear accelerators. The text provides the scientific principles and up-to-date technological aspects for both electron and ion linacs. This second edition has been completely revised and expanded to include examples of modern RF linacs, special linacs and special techniques as well as superconducting linacs. In addition, problem sets at the end of each chapter supplement the material covered. The book serves as a must-have reference for professionals interested in beam physics and accelerator technology.1. Introduction
2. RF Accelerator in Linacs
3. Periodic Accelerating Structures
4. Standard Linac Structures
5. Microwave Topics for Linacs
6. Longitudinal Particle Dynamics
7. Transverse Particle Dynamics
8. Radiofrequency Quadrupole Linac
9. Multiparticle Dynamics with Space Charge
10. Beam Loading
11. Wakefields
12. Special Linacs and Special Techniques
13. Superconducting LinacsThomas P. Wangler received his B.S. degree in physics from Michigan State University, and his Ph.D. degree in physics and astronomy from the University of Wisconsin. After postdoctoral appointments at the University of Wisconsin and Brookhaven National Laboratory, he joined the staff of Argonne National Laboratory in 1966, working in the fields of experimental high-energy physics lCW