CERN Accelerator School: A vacuum well filled

CAS and the ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility (Consortium CELLS) jointly organized a specialized school on 'Vacuum in Accelerators' in Platja d'Aro, Spain from 16 to 24 May, 2006.

The last CAS course dedicated to the vacuum was organized in 1999, so there was plenty of ground to cover. The challenging programme proposed a review of the latest state of the art developments in the field and included 36 hours of course work. A one-day excursion to Barcelona was also part of the programme.

A record of 93 students of more than 24 nationalities attended the course, not only from Europe and North America, but also from Brazil, China, India, Jordan, Morocco and Taiwan. European industry showed a welcome and solid interest in the school both by sending participants to the course, and by providing a few scholarships for highly deserving young students, who would not otherwise have been able to participate without this support.

Feedback from the participants acknowledged the expertise of the lecturers, as well as the high standard and excellent quality of their lectures.

In addition to specialized courses, CAS also organizes general accelerator physics schools, either at the introductory or intermediate level. Information on future courses, as well as copies of lecture notes from previous schools and the corresponding proceedings can be found at: http://www.cern.ch/schools/CAS