Uppsala University hereby declares the following position to be open for application: Two Doctoral Students in Physics with specialization accelerator physics and RF-systems at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Division of High-Energy Physics, Accelerator Physics group, to be filled as soon as possible.
The accelerator physics group performs research towards future particle accelerators with special interest in the impact of electro-magnetic fields on particle beams and the high power radio frequency (RF) systems required to power the accelerating structures. The group is collaborating since many years in the CLIC project for which the university has built in Two-Beam Test Stand in CTF3 at CERN in Geneva.
The group participates also in FEL projects for which the University has built an optical replica synthesizer (ORS) at FLASH and will build a "laser heater" for XFEL, both at DESY in Hamburg. The group has recently started a collaboration with the European Spallation Source (ESS) in which the university will build a superconducting RF test facility in Uppsala.
The student will study the fundamental limits of future accelerators which are their microwave structures and radio frequency (RF) distribution systems. The origin of RF discharges and the impact of these discharges on the particle beam are studied to determine tolerances and limits for accelerators. Studies of radio frequency (RF) distribution systems include active and passive high-power microwave components required for the RF system development and is focused on reducing energy consumption.
Two Doctoral Students in Physics with specialization accelerator physics and RF-systems
