Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO RADIATION SOURCES	200100715030		4 + 0	4.0	9.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Hatice YILDIZ
Assistants
Goals	It is aimed to understand the formation characterization and behaviors of radiation types and varieties.
Course Content	Charge-field interactions, Cherenkov radiation, Compton radiation (iInverse Compton scattering), spectral and spatial characteristic of radiation, accelerator based radiation sources, generation of radiations based on accelerators, synchrotron radiation, free electron lasers, parameters of accelerator based radiation, radiation beamlines.
Learning Outcomes	1) Use mathematical and physical methods in accelerator systems. 2) Recognizes the properties of accelerated particles, establishes the scientific infrastructure. 3) Links between accelerators with different areas of technology

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Introduction	Lecture Brainstorming Brain Based Learning	Homework
2. Week	Charge-field interactions	Lecture Brainstorming Project Based Learning	Homework
3. Week	Cherenkov radiation	Lecture Colloquium Project Based Learning	Homework
4. Week	Compton radiation (Inverse Compton scattering	Lecture Colloquium Project Based Learning	Homework
5. Week	Spectral and spatial characteristic of radiation	Lecture Colloquium Problem Based Learning	Homework
6. Week	Accelerator based radiation sources	Lecture Brainstorming Problem Based Learning	Homework
7. Week	Accelerator based radiation sources / Midterm	Lecture Colloquium Project Based Learning	Homework
8. Week	Generation of radiations based on accelerators	Lecture Colloquium Problem Based Learning	Homework
9. Week	Synchrotron radiation	Lecture Brainstorming Brain Based Learning	Homework
10. Week	Synchrotron radiation	Lecture Colloquium Project Based Learning	Homework
11. Week	Free electron lasers	Lecture Colloquium Problem Based Learning	Homework
12. Week	Free electron lasers	Lecture Colloquium Problem Based Learning	Homework
13. Week	Parameters of accelerator based radiation	Lecture Colloquium Problem Based Learning	Homework
14. Week	Radiation beamlines.	Lecture Colloquium Project Based Learning	Homework
15. Week	Final Exam	Lecture Colloquium Project Based Learning	Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)

Recommended Sources

G.F. Knoll - Radiation Detection and Measurement, Wiley 1989

J. Peatros, Physics of Light and Optics, a good (and free) electronic book (available http://optics.byu.edu/textbook.aspx)

Turner, J. E. Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection. Wiley-VCH, 2007. ISBN: 9783527406067.

Y. B. Band, Light and Matter, Wiley and Sons (2006)

Yip, Sidney. Nuclear Radiation Interactions. World Scientific Publishing Co, 2014. ISBN: 9789814368070.

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

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Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	4	56
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	5	70
Homework	3	5	15
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)	1	20	20
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)	1	30	30
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)	1	30	30
Midterm Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	1	20	20
Final Exam	1	5	5
Time to prepare for Final Exam	1	30	30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30