Spin Physics with Accelerators
Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kurt AulenbacherShortname: 08.128.504
Course No.: 08.128.504
Course Type: Vorlesung/Übung
Recommended reading list
Accelerator, general.:Wiedemann, H: Particle Accelerator physics 1&2, Springer 1993
(3ed. in einem Band, ISBN: 2007978-3540490432 )
Spin in accelerators:
Barber, D, Introduction to Spin polarisation in Accelerators and storage rings
(Lecture Notes, Daresbury-Lab, 2006, http://www.desy.de/~mpybar/)
Spin, general:
Kessler, J: Polarized electrons, Springer, 2nd ed. 1986
Sakurai, J.J.: Modern Quantum mechanics, Addison Wesley 1994
Spin precession/BMT equation:
Jackson, J.D.: Classical Electrodynamics, (Wiley, 2004)
Contents
Table of contents:Chapter 1 Introduction:
- Classical description of magnetic moments
- Elementary particle spin, anomalous magnetic moment, Spin precession
- The muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab
Chapter 2: Generation of spin polarized beams
- Stern Gerlach experiment
- No feasibility of spin separation with Stern Gerlach for charged particles
- Generation of polarized beams – optical pumping&ionisation
- Generation by Synchrotron radiation (Sokolov Ternov effect)
Chapter 3: Spin and Polarization
- Pauli Matrices, Spin operators
- Description of arbitrary spin states
- Polarized ensembles, definition of polarisation
Chapter 4 Spin Dynamics in Macroscopic fields
- Covariant equation of motion for spins
- Thomas-precession, Thomas BMT equation
- Spin manipulation in accelerators
Chapter 5 From Beam dynamics to spin dynamics
- Orbit stability in recirculating systems.
- Spin tune
- Siberian snakes
- Spin resonances - intrinsic and imperfection
- Spin preservation in acceleration
- Depolarization at resonances – Frossart-Stora formula
- Resonance strengths
Chapter 6 Polarization measurement
- Importance of polarization measurement – the P2-experiment
- Electron Polarimeters: Mott/Möller and Compton
- Hadron Polarimeters
- Polarimeter efficiency
- Helicity correlated asymmetries
Chapter 7 Outlook – Particle physics with internal beams at storage rings
- EDM searches
- Dark matter searches
Dates
| Date (Day of the week) | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 04/13/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 04/16/2026 (Thursday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 04/20/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 04/23/2026 (Thursday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 04/27/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 04/30/2026 (Thursday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 05/04/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 05/07/2026 (Thursday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 05/11/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 05/18/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 05/21/2026 (Thursday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 05/28/2026 (Thursday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 06/01/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 06/08/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 06/11/2026 (Thursday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 06/15/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 06/18/2026 (Thursday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 06/22/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 06/25/2026 (Thursday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 06/29/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 07/02/2026 (Thursday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 07/06/2026 (Monday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |
| 07/09/2026 (Thursday) | 12:15 - 13:45 | Seminarraum 2 der Kernphysik |