CAREER: Particle Beams of the Future

伊利诺伊理工学院(IIT)的这份职业建议书有三个目标：加强全国在粒子束物理基础研究方面的努力，在IIT新成立的加速器和粒子物理中心(CAPP)为这项研究建立可持续的基础设施，并将这一尖端研究的所有方面整合到未来几十年持续为不同群体的研究生和本科生提供的教学活动中。粒子加速器和储存环现在是现代无处不在的工具，用于许多领域的基础研究，以及工业、医疗和安全相关应用。科学家使用高能粒子加速器来研究物质的基本性质；同步辐射光源被用于生物学、固体物理学和材料科学的研究。粒子加速器被用于治疗癌症，用于食品辐照杀菌，以及工业中的某些制造技术。调查正在进行中，看看粒子束是否可以在不打开集装箱的情况下对大型集装箱中的物品进行成像。粒子束的使用继续扩大，因此对更高质量的光束、更精密的机器和更多的光束物理学家的需求也在增长。在所有应用中，加速器和储存环都在不断努力提高束流的粒子密度。拟议研究的一部分涉及与产生高强度光束有关的问题。未来的另一个关键是改进技术，以提高粒子加速器的能力和可及性。这项拟议的研究还通过研究新型加速结构，如新型介质加载结构，解决了未来可能的机械技术。IIT最近建立了CAPP，以回应在大学层面进一步发展束流物理研究的需要。IIT的一个强大的束流物理计划将补充费米实验室和阿贡的计划。拟议的研究将为CAPP带来学生和束流物理研究的新工具，这些资源对这个羽翼未丰的组织的健康发展至关重要。束流物理是一门在学术机构中没有很强的正规课程传统的学科。只有少数几所大学有广泛的束流物理课程，有必要招收更多的学生进入该领域。最后，教育计划的一部分将面向本科生。通过帮助这些学生塑造他们的职业选择并获得经验，这项工作最大的影响将通过他们。

This CAREER proposal from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) has three objectives: to strengthen the national effort in basic research in particle beam physics, to establish a sustainable infrastructure for this research at the newly established Center for Accelerator and Particle Physics (CAPP) at IIT and to integrate all aspects of this cutting-edge research into the teaching activities offered to a diverse population of graduate and undergraduate students on an ongoing basis throughout the coming decades. Particle accelerators and storage rings are now ubiquitous tools of the modern age, used for basic research in many fields, as well as for industrial, medical, and security-related applications. Scientists use high-energy particle accelerators to study the fundamental nature of matter; synchrotron light sources are used for studies in biology, solid-state physics, and materials science. Particle accelerators are used for the treatment of cancer, for food irradiation to kill bacteria, and for certain fabrication techniques in industry. Investigations are underway to see if particle beams can image items in large shipping containers without opening the containers. The use of particle beams continues to expand, and so the need for higher quality beams, more sophisticated machines, and more beam physicists is growing as well. There is a continuous effort to increase the particle density of beams in accelerators and storage rings for all applications. One portion of the proposed research addresses issues related to the generation of high intensity beams. Another key to the future is improving the technology to enhance the capability and accessibility of particle accelerators. The proposed research also addresses possible future machine technologies, through investigation of novel accelerating structures, such as new kinds of dielectrically loaded structures.IIT has recently established CAPP in response to the need to further develop beam physics research at the university level. A robust beam physics program at IIT will complement the programs at Fermilab and Argonne. The proposed research will bring students and new tools for beam physics research into CAPP, resources which are crucial to the healthy development of the fledgling organization. Beam physics is a discipline that does not have a strong tradition of formal programs at academic institutions. Only a few universities have broad curricula in beam physics and there is a need to recruit more students to the field. Finally, a component of the educational program will be oriented toward undergraduate students. By helping these students shape their career choices and gain experience, the greatest impact of this work will be through them.