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Intermediate Level

Very basic physics courses.

Approx. 11 hours to complete
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What you will learn

  • You will learn how electrons can create light

  • You will learn the basic principles of synchrotron light sources and MAX-IV

  • You will learn how protons can be accelerated in a linear accelerator and how they can produce neutrons by spallation at the ESS

  • You will learn what particle colliders are and what they can be used for

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Intermediate Level

Very basic physics courses.

Approx. 11 hours to complete
English

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Lund University

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1
Week 1
2 hours to complete

Accelerators for Synchrotron Light

2 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 18 min), 5 readings, 4 quizzes
Week2
Week 2
2 hours to complete

Photon light sources and MAX IV

2 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 17 min), 3 readings, 5 quizzes
Week3
Week 3
3 hours to complete

Spallation sources and ESS

3 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 15 min), 7 readings, 3 quizzes
Week4
Week 4
3 hours to complete

Particle Colliders

3 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 25 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes

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