Particle Accelerator concentration

[random123]

Summary:: What concentration for electrical engineering works on particle accelerators?

What concentration for electrical engineering works on particle accelerators?

 

[phinds]

Huh? What exactly are you asking?

 

[berkeman]

Summary:: What concentration for electrical engineering works on particle accelerators?

What concentration for electrical engineering works on particle accelerators?

Welcome to PF.

What do you mean by "works on"? If you mean design, that would normally be handled by Physicists, but could be supported by EEs. Are you starting university and wondering what kind of electives you should take to get into that field of specialty?

 

[random123]

Welcome to PF.

What do you mean by "works on"? If you mean design, that would normally be handled by Physicists, but could be supported by EEs. Are you starting university and wondering what kind of electives you should take to get into that field of specialty?

I mean what masters concentration of electrical engineering would someone get to pursue work on particle accelerators?

 

[dlgoff]

If you mean design, that would normally be handled by Physicists

What @berkeman said.

 

[berkeman]

Summary:: What concentration for electrical engineering works on particle accelerators?

What concentration for electrical engineering works on particle accelerators?

Superconductors. RF engineering. High vacuum engineering. Did I forget anything?

 

[dlgoff]

Did I forget anything?

Maybe safety? Don't know if there is a course for it though.
from: https://www.epa.gov/radtown/particl...e built and,and can produce radioactive waste.

Particle accelerators are built and operated with safety in mind. Particle accelerators can pose hazards; they emit ionizing radiation while they are operating and can produce radioactive waste.

 

[berkeman]

What concentration for electrical engineering works on particle accelerators?

BTW, I did a Google search for EE jobs at CERN and got lots of hits. Maybe try similar searches to see what kind of qualifications employers are asking for in the field of accelerators.

 

[sysprog]

Superconductors. RF engineering. High vacuum engineering. Did I forget anything?

Oh how about magnetics and super-cold temperatures, and slamming alpha particles at near-light speeds into a sheet of gold $-$ I'm pretty sure that nope, you didn't forget anything, you just didn't mention everything, and neither did I . . .

 

[ZapperZ]

Summary:: What concentration for electrical engineering works on particle accelerators?

What concentration for electrical engineering works on particle accelerators?

To answer your original question, even though it is a month too late, is the area of electromagnetic fields. RF fields and RF system design are part of this huge area. Many physicists and electrical engineers in this field work on waveguides, RF cavity designs, charged-beam physics, etc.

I suggest you look up, for example, the curriculum offered during one of the Particle Accelerator Schools. This will give you as clear of a description as any of the subject areas involved in such a field. If you choose to go into this field, there's a good chance that you will be taking one of these PAS courses.

Zz.