JUAS 2026 (Course 2): The Technology & Applications of Particle Accelerators

from Monday, 16 February 2026 (13:10) to Friday, 20 March 2026 (13:15)
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AM
08:45 Introduction to RF - Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome e INFN-Roma I (IT))  
08:45 Introduction to RF - Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome e INFN-Roma I (IT))  
09:45 RF Engineering - Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome) Christine Vollinger (CERN)  
08:45 RF Engineering - Christine Vollinger (CERN) Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome) Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome e INFN-Roma I (IT))  
08:45 RF Engineering - Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome e INFN-Roma I (IT)) Michela Neroni Christine Vollinger (CERN) Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome)  
08:45 RF Engineering - Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome e INFN-Roma I (IT)) Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome) Christine Vollinger (CERN)  
10:45 Normal Conducting Magnets - CASE STUDY - Oral presentation - Jeremie Bauche (CERN) Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
08:45 RF Engineering - Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome e INFN-Roma I (IT)) Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome) Christine Vollinger (CERN)  
10:45 Cryogenics for superconducting devices - Philippe Lebrun (European Scientific Institute (FR))  
08:45 Superconducting RF cavities - Sergio Calatroni (CERN)  
08:45 Superconducting magnets - Paolo Ferracin  
08:45 Superconducting magnets - Paolo Ferracin  
09:00
EXAM: - Christine Vollinger (CERN) Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome) (until 11:00)
08:45 Particles sources - Thomas THUILLIER  
08:45 Particles sources - Thomas THUILLIER  
09:45 High Power Proton Linacs - Mamad Eshraqi (ESS - European Spallation Source ERIC (SE))  
08:45 Beam instrumentation - Peter Forck  
08:45 Beam instrumentation - Peter Forck  
09:00
EXAM: - Peter Forck (until 11:00)
11:00 ESI Presentation: Logistical points of Practical Days  
08:00 Bus transfer  
08:45 CERN Practical days - Lucio Fiscarelli (CERN) Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome e INFN-Roma I (IT)) Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome) Michela Neroni Michela Neroni ("La Sapienza" University of Rome) Petar Trifunovic Wilfrid Farabolini (CERN) Sophie Meunier (CERN) Marton Ady (CERN) Jeremie Bauche (CERN) Michele Bozzolan (CERN)  
08:00 Bus transfer  
08:45 CERN Practical days - Wilfrid Farabolini (CERN) Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome e INFN-Roma I (IT)) Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome) Michela Neroni Michela Neroni ("La Sapienza" University of Rome) Petar Trifunovic Sophie Meunier (CERN) Marton Ady (CERN) Lucio Fiscarelli (CERN) Jeremie Bauche (CERN) Michele Bozzolan (CERN)  
08:45 Low Energy Accelerators - wim mondelaers (EC-JRC-IRMM)  
10:45 Radiation safety - Xavier Queralt  
08:45 Acc. for medical & industrial applications - Dr Erik Van Der Kraaij (IBA - Ion Beam Applications)  
10:45 Survey and Alignment of Accelerators - Mateusz Sosin (CERN)  
08:45
EXAM: (until 11:45)
08:45 GROUPS for Oral Presentations (CERN Practical days) - Marton Ady (CERN) Sophie Meunier (CERN) Jeremie Bauche (CERN) Lucio Fiscarelli (CERN)  
09:00
EXAM: (until 11:00)
07:30 --- Bus transfer CERN - Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) ---
08:30 Visit (PSI) - Dr Rasmus Ischebeck (Paul Scherrer Institut)  
08:45 Accelerator driven system - Adrian Fabich Ulrich Dorda  
09:45 AWAKE - Edda Gschwendtner (CERN)  
10:45 Closing session (Course 2) - Darina Baizhanova (European Scientific Institute (FR)) Elias Metral (CERN) Florence Mouthon (European Scientific Institute (FR))  
PM
13:10 Hotel check-in together with ESI team - Darina Baizhanova (European Scientific Institute (FR)) Florence Mouthon (European Scientific Institute (FR)) Elias Metral (CERN)  
14:30 OFFICIAL OPENING ( PART 1) - Florence Mouthon (European Scientific Institute (FR)) Elias Metral (CERN) Darina Baizhanova (European Scientific Institute (FR))  
15:30 Some reminders - Elias Metral (CERN)  
16:30 Particle accelerators, instruments of discovery in physics - Philippe Lebrun (European Scientific Institute (FR))  
17:30 Introduction to CERN practical days - Antonio Gilardi Vincent Baglin (CERN) Jeremie Bauche (CERN) Lucio Fiscarelli (CERN) Prof. Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome e INFN-Roma I (IT)) Antonio Gilardi Michele Bozzolan (CERN)  
18:30 OFFICIAL OPENING (PART 2): Ice-breaking & International Apero - Florence Mouthon (European Scientific Institute (FR)) Elias Metral (CERN) Darina Baizhanova (European Scientific Institute (FR))  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - INTRODUCTION - Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
14:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - BASIC PRINCIPLES - Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
15:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - MAGNET TYPES - Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - MAGNET CONSTRUCTION - Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
14:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - ANALYTICAL DESIGN - Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
15:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - NUMERICAL DESIGN - Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - CASE STUDY INTRODUCTION - Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
14:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - CASE STUDY #1 - Jeremie Bauche (CERN) Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
16:30 The US Electron-Ion collider - Todd Satogata  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - CASE STUDY #2 - Jeremie Bauche (CERN) Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
14:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - CASE STUDY #3 - Thomas Zickler (CERN) Jeremie Bauche (CERN)  
15:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - CASE STUDY #4 - Jeremie Bauche (CERN) Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
16:30 EVALUATION FORM #6  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - CASE STUDY - Oral presentation - Thomas Zickler (CERN) Jeremie Bauche (CERN)  
14:15 Normal Conducting Magnets - TUTORIAL - Jeremie Bauche (CERN) Thomas Zickler (CERN)  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Superconductivity (intro): - Luca Bottura (CERN)  
15:15 Muon Colliders & associated technological challenges - Luca Bottura (CERN)  
16:15 EVALUATION FORM #7.1 + Information about Exams & Visits  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Vacuum systems - Sophie Meunier (CERN) Vincent Baglin (CERN)  
16:30 Future high-energy linear colliders - Philip Nicholas Burrows (University of Oxford (GB))  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Superconducting magnets - Paolo Ferracin  
14:15 Vacuum systems - Vincent Baglin (CERN) Sophie Meunier (CERN)  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Superconducting magnets - Paolo Ferracin  
14:15 Vacuum systems - Vincent Baglin (CERN) Sophie Meunier (CERN)  
16:30 EVALUATION FORM #7.2  
14:15
EXAM: - Paolo Ferracin Thomas Zickler (CERN) (until 16:15)
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:30 BE AT ESI AT 13h30 - Bus transfer  
13:30 Organisation of the visit (see below)  
14:30 VISIT (CERN): AD ELENA (buidling #393) - David Amorim (EPFL) Paula Desire Valdor (CERN) Mr Adam Furman (EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (CH))  
14:30 Visit (CERN): CLEAR (buidling #2010) - Roberto Corsini (CERN) Wilfrid Farabolini (CERN) Antonio Gilardi  
14:30 Visit (CERN): THIN FILM COATING FACILITIES (buidling #181) - Wilhelmus Vollenberg (CERN) Pedro Costa Pinto (CERN)  
18:00 --- Afterwork "JUAS Alumni" ---
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Beam instrumentation - Peter Forck  
16:30 Energy recovery linacs - Michaela Arnold  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 --- BE AT ESI AT 13h15 AT LATEST - Bus transfer CERN - BERGOZ ---
13:45 VISIT (BERGOZ) - Etienne TOUZAIN  
17:15 --- Bus transfer BERGOZ - CERN ---
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Beam instrumentation - Peter Forck  
16:30 EVALUATION FORM #8  
13:45 Networking event & Job Fair  
13:15 CERN Practical days  
17:35 Bus transfer  
13:15 CERN Practical days  
17:35 Bus transfer  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Radiation safety - Xavier Queralt  
14:15 Radiation safety => Simulations - Xavier Queralt  
12:00 --- LUNCH BREAK ---
13:15 Survey and Alignment of Accelerators - Mateusz Sosin (CERN)  
14:15 Energy and sustainability for particle accelerators - Serge Claudet (CERN)  
16:30 EVALUATION FORM #9  
13:15 --- Go to HUG ---
14:20 Visit: Geneva Hospital - André-Dante Durham Faivre  
12:00 Visit: PSI - Dr Rasmus Ischebeck (Paul Scherrer Institut)  
18:00 --- DINNER (provided by PSI) ---
13:45 --- Bus transfer PSI - CERN ---
12:00 ECLA residence - deposit - Elias Metral (CERN) Florence Mouthon (European Scientific Institute (FR)) Darina Baizhanova (European Scientific Institute (FR))