VPA

VPA Build a (Virtual) Particle Accelerator

INTRODUCTION

Why Build a particle accelerator?
What is an accelarator, anyway?

OVERVIEW

Accelerators,general
The FNAL Machine

CONTENTS

DC acceleration, electrostatics

-Physics notes: Electrostatic forces, fields and electric charge

Acceleration with alternating electric and magnetic fields

-Physics notes: Waves and oscillations
Magnets and magnetic fields, magnetostatics
Fermilab Circuits

-Physics notes: Circuit elements and circuits

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0237162
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