African School of Physics
- First edition @
Proposed
Courses
(last updated: April 4, 2010 by Ch. Darve)
August 2 - 6: Theoretical Subatomic Physics
August 9 - 13: Experimental Subatomic Physics
August
16
-
21:
Accelerators
and
Technology and
(see table format)
August 2 - 6: Theoretical Subatomic Physics
Opening address by Frederik
SCHOLTZ, NITheP Director, SA
THR
I
-
Theory
Recaps and THR
II
-
Theory
Recaps
and Discussion
Session
Jan
GOVAERTS (
Visit
of
Stellenbosch
University
Jean
CLEYMANS
(UCT, SA)
Tuesday 03
TH1
II
-
Foundations
of
Nuclear and Particle Physics and
TH1
-
Discussion
Session
Jean
CLEYMANS (UCT, SA)
TH6
I
-
Computer
Physics
Peter
SKANDS
(CERN)
TH2
I
-
The
Standard
Model
CORNELL, Alan (Wits U.)
Physics
at
Fermilab
KIM, Young-Kee (FNAL
& U. of Chicago)
TH6
I
- Computer Physics
Wednesday 04
TH6
II
-
Computer
Physics and Discussion
Session
Peter
SKANDS (CERN)
TH2
II
-
The
Standard
Model
Alan CORNELL (Wits
U., SA)
TH4
I
-
Astrophysics
&
Cosmology
Bruce
BASSET (SA
Astron, Observ.)
Thursday
05
TH4
II
-
Astrophysics
&
Cosmology
Bruce
BASSET (SA
Astron, Observ.)
TH2
The
Standard
Model:
Discussion
Session
TH5
I
-
Theory
of
Heavy-Ion Collisions
Friday 06
EPR
II
-
Experimental
Recaps:
Part 2. Basics of Statistics
and TH4
-
Astrophysics
&
Cosmology:
Discussion Session
TH6
Computer
Physics:
Lab
Session
I
and TH6
Computer
Physics:
Lab
Session
II
TH5
-
Theory
of
Heavy-Ion
Collisions: Discussion Session
August
9
-
13:
Experimental Subatomic Physics
Monday
09
EP1
II
-
Particle
Detectors and
EP1
-
Statistics
&
Detectors
- Discussion Session
Ketevi Adikle ASSAMAGAN (BNL, USA)
EPR
I
-
Experimental
Recaps:
Part 1. Interactions Particle-Matter
TH3 II - Beyond the Standard Model and
TH3
Beyond
The
Standard
Model:
Discussion Session
EP2
II
-
Particle
ID
& Data Analysis
EP7:
Astroparticle
Physics
Experiments
I
Wednesday 11
EP2
-
Particle
ID
&
Data Analysis: Discussion Session
EP3
II
-
Experimental
Particle
Physics and
Discussion
Session
EP6
I
-
High
Energy
Physics Computing: Part 1. ROOT
Thursday
12
EP6
II:
Part
2.
Introduction
to GRID Computing and
EP6:
HEP
Computing
-
Discussion
Session and
EP6
-
High
Energy
Physics
Computing Lab I: ROOT
EP4
-
Programmes
in
Experimental
Nuclear Physics and applications in SA
EPX
-
Experimental
Star
Lecture
Friday 13
EP5
-
Heavy-Ion
Collisions
Experiments
I and
EP5
-
Heavy-Ion
Collisions
Experiments
II
Mathieu
DE NAUROIS (LPNHE,
F)
Monday 16
AT1
I
-
History
&
Applications
AT1
III
-
Accelerator
Operation and AT1
DS
I
-
Accelerator
Optics
Design
Bernhard HOLZER
et al. (CERN)
AT1
DS
II
-
IT,
GRID
&
Application
Bruce BECKER
(SA Grid)
Tuesday
17
AT2
I
-
Fundamental
Physics,
Cryogenics
AT2
II
-
RF
Cavities
+
Long.
Dynamics
AT2
III
-
Warm
Magnets
and
PC
AT2
IV
-
Cold
Magnets and
AT2
DS
III
-
Accelerator
System
Design
(Part III)
ATX
-
Accelerator
and
Application
Star
Lecture
- LHC
AT2
DS
I
-
Accelerator
System
Design
(Part I)
AT2
DS
II
-
Accelerator
System
Design
(Part II) - CCC Video Conference/EVO
Wednesday 18
AT3
I
-
Beam
Diagnosis
AT3
II
-
Use of Instrumentation in a Radiological Environment
Christine
DARVE (
AT3
IV:
Introduction
to
Medical
Accelerators
Marco
SILARI
(CERN)
AT
Lab
(4 Options) (4h)
Siegfried
FOERTSCH
(iThemba Lab. for
Accelerator Based Science)
2. Medical Applications by M. Dosanjh and M. Silari
Thursday 19
AT4
I
-
Synchrotron
Radiation
Friday 20
AT5
I
-
Magnetic
Confinement
Fusion and
AT5
DS
I
-
Magnetic
Confinement
Fusion
FNAL
-
Fellowship
Contest
AT5
III
-
Light
Sources
