Centre for Postgraduate Training in Plasma Physics and High Energy Density Science

Michaelmas Term 2015

Atomic physics in hot plasmas every Monday and Tuesday

An introduction to plasma physics Week 3 is a week long residential week at The Cosener’s House, Abingdon with lectures in Oxford

Physics (Monday), the Cosener’s House (Tuesday) and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Wednesday – Friday)

An introduction to accelerator physics every Wednesday (Oxford John Adams Institute students) & Thursday (Oxford & Imperial John Adams

Institute students);

Kinetic theory - the foundations of plasma physics every Monday and Tuesday

Week 1 12th – 16th October Lecturer Time Day Location

Lecture 1 Atomic Physics in Hot Plasmas Prof P Norreys 10:00 – 11:00 Mon Room 501, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 1-2 Kinetic Theory Prof P. Dellar 16:00 – 18:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 3 Kinetic Theory Prof P. Dellar 14:00 – 15:00 Tues Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 2 Atomic Physics in Hot Plasmas Prof P Norreys 15:00 – 16:00 Tues Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 1 (Oxford only) Types of Accelerators Prof. E.J.N. Wilson 10.00 – 11.00 Wed Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 2 (IC and Oxford) Transverse Optics I Prof. E.J.N. Wilson 10.00 - 11.00 Thurs Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Week 2 19th – 23rd October

Lecture 3 Atomic Physics in Hot Plasmas Prof P Norreys 10:00 – 11:00 Mon Room 501, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 4-5 Kinetic Theory Prof P. Dellar 16:00 – 18:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 6 Kinetic Theory Prof P. Dellar 14:00 – 15:00 Tues Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 4 Atomic Physics in Hot Plasmas Prof P Norreys 15:00 – 16:00 Tues Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 3 Applications of Accelerators Prof. E.J.N. Wilson 10.00 – 11.00 Wed Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Week 3 26th – 30th October Cohort Location - The Cosener’s House, Abingdon and the Ridgeway House, Harwell Campus

Lecture 1-2 Basic Concepts in Plasmas Dr S. Mangles 09:30 – 11:20 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 3-4 Single Particle Motion Dr M. Levy 11:30 – 13:20 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Tutorial 1 Problem Sets Dr S.Mangles 14:30 – 16:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 7-8 Kinetic Theory Prof P. Dellar 16:00 – 18:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Dinner – the Cosener’s House, Abbey Road, Abingdon

Lecture 5-6 Fluid Basics Dr M.Levy 09:30 – 11:20 Tues Hamilton Room, The Cosener’s House, Abingdon

Lecture 7-8 Distribution functions Dr M. Coppins 11:30 – 13:20 Tues Hamilton Room, The Cosener’s House, Abingdon

Lecture 9-10 the Vlasov-Fokker-Planck equation Dr M. Coppins 14:30 – 16:20 Tues Hamilton Room, The Cosener’s House, Abingdon

Lecture 9 Kinetic Theory Prof A. Schekochihin 14:00 – 15:00 Tues Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Research symposia

Atomic and Radiation Physics in

Plasma Prof S. Rose 16:30 – 17:00 Tues Hamilton Room, The Cosener’s House, Abingdon

Lecture 9 Kinetic Theory Prof A. Schekochihin 17:00 – 18:00 Tues Hamilton Room, The Cosener’s House, Abingdon

Dinner – the Cosener’s House, Abbey Road, Abingdon

Lecture 10-11 Moments of the VFP – MHD Dr M. Levy 9:30 – 11:20 Wed Conference Room 13, R68, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Lecture 5 Longitudinal Dynamics Prof. E.J.N. Wilson 10.00 – 11.00 Wed Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 12-13 Waves in Fluid Plasma Prof P. Norreys 11:30 – 13:20 Wed Conference Room 13, R68, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Tutorial 1 Transverse Optics Prof. E. Tsesmelis 14.15 – 16.15 Wed Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 14-15 Waves in Magnetised Plasmas Prof P. Norreys 14:30 – 16:20 Wed Conference Room 13, R68, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Research symposia

Laboratory astrophysics Prof R. Smith 16:30 – 17:00 Wed Conference Room 13, R68, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Dinner – East Ilsey, Oxfordshire

Lecture 16-17 Collisions Prof T. Arber 09:30 – 11:20 Thurs Conference Room 17, R80, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Lecture 6 Momentum Effects Prof. E.J.N. Wilson 10.00 - 11.00 Thurs Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 18-20 Transport Dr E. Hill 11:30 – 13:20 Thurs Conference Room 17, R80, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Tutorial 2 Problem sets Prof T. Arber 14:30 – 16:20 Thurs Conference Room 17, R80, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Research symposia

Radiation Reaction Prof T. Arber 16:30 – 17:00 Thurs Conference Room 17, R80, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Dinner – East Ilsey, Oxfordshire

Lecture 21-22 Basic Concepts in Plasmas Prof R. Dendy 09:30 – 11:20 Fri Conference Room 17, R80, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Lecture 23-24 Kinetic waves and instabilities Dr S. Mangles 11:30 – 13:20 Fri Conference Room 17, R80, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Tutorial 3 Problem Set III Prof R. Dendy 14:30 – 16:30 Fri Conference Room 17, R80, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Research symposia

Ion cycloctron

emission Prof R. Dendy 16:30 – 17:00 Fri Conference Room 17, R80, Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory

Week 4 2nd – 6th November

Lecture 10 Kinetic Theory Prof A. Schekochihin 10:00 – 11:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 11-12 Kinetic Theory Prof A. Schekochihin 16:00 – 18:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Class I Problem Set I Prof P. Dellar 14:00 – 16:00 Tues Room 501, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 7 (Oxford only) Lattice Design Prof. E.J.N. Wilson 10.00-11.00 Wed Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture8 (IC and Oxford) Beams and Imperfections Prof. E.J.N. Wilson 10.00-11.00 Thurs Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Tutorial 2(Oxford only) Longitudinal Optics Prof. E. Tsesmelis 14.15-16.15 Wed Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Week 5 9th– 13th November

Lecture 13 Kinetic Theory Prof A. Schekochihin 10:00 – 11:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 15 Kinetic Theory Prof A. Schekochihin 16:00 – 18:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 5-6 Atomic Physics in Hot Plasmas Prof P. Norreys 15:00 – 17:00 Tues Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 9 (Oxford only) Electron Dynamics I Dr. R. Bartolini 10.00 - 11.00 Wed Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 10 (IC and Oxford) Synchrotron Radiation I Dr. R. Bartolini 10.00 – 11.00 Thurs Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Week 6 16th – 20th November

Lecture 16 Kinetic Theory Prof A. Schekochihin 10:00 – 11:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 17 Kinetic Theory Prof A. Schekochihin 16:00 – 17:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 18 Kinetic Theory Prof J. Binney 17:00 – 18:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 7-8 Atomic Physics in Hot Plasmas Prof P. Norreys 15:00 – 17:00 Tues Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 11 (Oxford only) Cavities I Prof. E. Tsesmelis 10.00 – 11.00 Wed Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 14 Beam Instrumentation Prof. E. Tsesmelis 10.00-11.00 Thurs Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 12 and 13 Cavities II and III Prof. E. Tsesmelis 14.15 – 16.15 Thurs Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Week 7 21st – 27th November

Lecture 19 Kinetic Theory Prof J. Binney 10:00 – 11:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 20-21 Kinetic Theory Prof J. Binney 16:00 – 18:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 15 Synchrotron Radiation II Dr. R. Bartolini 10.00 – 11.00 Wed Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 16 Wigglers and Undulators Dr. R. Bartolini 10.00 - 11.00 Thurs Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Tutorial 3 Cavities Prof. E. Tsesmelis 14.15 – 16.15 Thurs Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Week 8 30th November – 4th December

Lecture 22 Kinetic Theory Prof J. Binney 10:00 – 11:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 23-24 Kinetic Theory Prof J. Binney 16:00 – 18:00 Tues Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 9-10 Atomic Physics in Hot Plasmas Prof P. Norreys 15:00 – 17:00 Tues Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 17 (Oxford only) RF Cavity Design* Prof. E. Tsesmelis & 10.00-11.00 Wed Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Mr. C. Plostinar

Lecture 18 (IC and Oxford) Laser ion sources Prof Z. Najmudin 10.00-11.00 Thurs Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

*This lecture will continue from 11.00 – 12.00 in the in the Dennis Sciama Auditorium

Tutorial 4 (Oxford) Synchrotron Radiation Dr. R. Bartolini 14.15-16.15 Thurs Video Conference Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Week 9 7th December – 11th December

Lecture 10-11 Atomic Physics in Hot Plasmas Prof P. Norreys 10:00 – 12:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Lecture 12-13 Atomic Physics in Hot Plasmas Prof P. Norreys 15:00 – 17:00 Mon Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Class 2 Kinetic Theory- Problem Set II Prof J. Binney 12:00 – 16:00 Tues Fisher Room, Denys Wilkinson Building

Additional optional courses at the Mathematical Institute

Week 1 12th – 16th October Lecturer Time Day Location

Lecture 1 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L2

Lecture 1 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 1 Scientific Computing I Prof Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 1 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L2

Lecture 2 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Wed Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 1-2 Perturbation Methods Prof Oliver 11:00 – 13:00 Thurs Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 2 Scientific Computing I Prof. Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 2 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 2 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Week 2 19th – 23rd October

Lecture 3 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L2

Lecture 3 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 3 Scientific Computing I Prof Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 3 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 4 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Wed Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 3-4 Perturbation Methods Prof Oliver 11:00 – 13:00 Thurs Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 4 Scientific Computing I Prof. Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 4 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 4 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Fri

Week 3 26th – 30th October

Lecture 5 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L2

Lecture 5 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 5 Scientific Computing I Prof Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 5 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 6 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Wed Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 5-6 Perturbation Methods Prof Oliver 11:00 – 13:00 Thurs Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 6 Scientific Computing I Prof. Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 6 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 6 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Week 4 2nd – 6th November

Lecture 7 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L2

Lecture 7 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 7 Scientific Computing I Prof Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 7 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 8 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Wed Mathematical institute L3

Lecture 7-8 Perturbation Methods Prof Oliver 11:00 – 13:00 Thurs Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 8 Scientific Computing I Prof. Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Fri Mathematical institute L3

Lecture 8 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 8 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Week 5 9th– 13th November

Lecture 9 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L2

Lecture 9 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 9 Scientific Computing I Prof Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Tues Mathematical institute L3

Lecture 9 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 10 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Wed Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 3-4 Perturbation Methods Prof Oliver 11:00 – 13:00 Thurs Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 10 Scientific Computing I Prof Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Fri Mathematical institute L3

Lecture 10 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 10 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Week 6 16th – 20th November

Lecture 11 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L2

Lecture 11 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 11 Scientific Computing I Prof Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Tues Mathematical institute L3

Lecture 9 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 12 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Wed Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 12 Scientific Computing I Prof Trefethen 09:00 – 10:00 Fri Mathematical institute L3

Lecture 12 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 12 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Week 7 23rd – 27th November

Lecture 13 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L2

Lecture 11 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 13 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 14 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Wed Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 14 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 12 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Week 8 30th November – 4th December

Lecture 15 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L2

Lecture 13 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Mon Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 13 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Tues Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 14 Viscous Flow Prof Waters 14:00 – 15:00 Wed Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 14 Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations I

Prof Sobey 10:00 – 11:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3

Lecture 14 Numerical Linear Algebra Prof Tanner 15:00 – 16:00 Fri Mathematical Institute L3