Pre-registering for these Short Courses is required. Sign up for these Short Courses conveniently while registering for the ASC’14 Conference by August 1, 2014.
| 1. Superconducting Magnet Design – Two Day Short Course | |
| Date: | Saturday, August 9 – Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
| Time: | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Westin Charlotte Hotel – Harris Room |
| Cost: | Full Conference Participant Early, $375; Regular $475; On-Site $575 |
| Student Early $225; Regular $300; On-Site $380 | |
Description: This course covers the design of superconducting magnets for particle accelerators, fusion, and MRI applications. The lectures are intended for physicists and engineers working in the areas of magnet technology and applied superconductivity, and interested in basic principles, physical parameters, analytical and numerical tools used for superconducting magnet design. For each of the applications considered, the courses will start by presenting the properties and characteristics of superconducting strands and cables. The main concepts related to magnetic design and coil lay-outs will be then outlined. In addition, the lectures will deal with the mechanics and fabrication techniques of a superconducting magnet, focusing in particular on coils and the structural components aimed at containing the electro-magnetic forces and managing the stresses. Finally, a description of the different systems devoted to protect a magnet after a quench will be provided.
Superconducting Dipoles and Quadrupoles for Particle Accelerators
Paolo Ferracin (CERN)
Superconducting Magnets for MRI Applications
Timothy Havens (GE Healthcare)
Detector Magnets
Herman ten Kate (CERN, University of Twente)
Superconducting Magnets for Fusion Applications
Joseph V. Minervini (MIT), Alfredo Portone (Fusion for Energy)
| 2. Superconducting Power Devices – One Day Short Course | |
| Date: | Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
| Time: | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Westin Charlotte Hotel – Tryon Room |
| Cost: | Full Conference Participant Early, $225; Regular $300; On-Site $375 |
| Student Early $150; Regular $200; On-Site $250 | |
Description: Many power applications are being developed that use high temperature superconducting materials. Designs have been proposed to take advantage of their unique properties and to achieve higher performance standards than conventional power devices. This short course is focused on the use of HTS materials for power applications, and will cover Superconducting Fault Current Limiters, Superconducting Transformers, Superconducting Machinery, and Superconducting Cables. It will touch the basics of each application and describe the latest developments and ongoing projects. The course will also focus on modeling, simulations, as well as impact and integration of the power devices.
Introduction HTS and Power devices
P. Masson (University of Houston)
Design of Power Devices
Jean Leveque (Universite de Lorraine)
HTS Power Devices in Power Systems
Lukas Graber (Florida State University)
Numerical Modeling of HTS and Power Devices
Tim Coombs (Cambridge University)
| 3.Superconducting Electronics – Half Day Short Course (morning) | |
| Date: | Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
| Time: | 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Westin Charlotte Hotel – Sharon Room |
| Cost: | Full Conference Participant Early, $175; Regular $225; On-Site $300 |
| Student Early $100; Regular $150; On-Site $200 | |
Description: This short course will introduce the fundamentals of superconductor electronic devices and circuits, as well as describe their applications. Both low-temperature and high-temperature superconductors will be included. The course will comprise five parts. In the first part, Josephson junctions and magnetic flux quantization will be described from the point-of-view of electrical circuits and systems. The next three parts will focus on analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits. Basic analog circuits, such as filters, oscillators, mixers, and amplifiers will be discussed in the second part along with their applications. Next, sensors and detectors of magnetic field and electromagnetic energy, ranging from X-rays to low frequencies, will be described. The third part will concentrate on single-flux-quantum (SFQ) digital circuits and their applications to digital signal processing and computing. Integrated circuit design will be described for state-of-the-art fabrication technology. The fourth part will focus on mixed-signal data converters, in particular analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs). Different ADC architectures, including oversampled modulators and parallel flash designs, will be described from the perspectives of different application requirements. Primary voltage standards, essentially low-frequency DACs, will also be addressed. Finally, a brief introduction to cryocooled systems comprising superconductor electronics will be presented along with discussions of the system’s size, weight, power consumption, thermal budget, and functionality.
Introduction to Superconducting Circuits
Alan Kadin
Analog Devices: Detectors, Amplifiers, and Filters
Alan Kadin
Digital Circuits: SFQ Integrated Circuits and Systems
Deep Gupta
Mixed-Signal Data Converters: ADCs and DACs
Deep Gupta
Introduction to Cryogenic System Design
Deep Gupta
Reference Text: “Introduction to Superconducting Circuits”, Alan Kadin (1999).
| 4. Superconducting Quantum Computation – Half Day Short Course (afternoon) | |
| Date: | Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
| Time: | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Westin Charlotte Hotel – Sharon Room |
| Cost: | Full Conference Participant Early, $175; Regular $225; On-Site $300 |
| Student Early $100; Regular $150; On-Site $200 | |
Description: This half day course will introduce the fundamentals of quantum computation and gating operations, discuss the different types of superconducting qubits, and cover practical aspects of building, operating and measuring qubits. The use of cavity QED microwave techniques to read out the qubit state will be discussed, including key aspects of microwave measurement systems and resonant microwave cavity behavior. Measurement of qubit relaxation time T1, coherence times T2, and dephasing time Tf, will be covered. The underlying causes of relaxation and dephasing in superconducting qubits will be discussed as well as how qubits are designed and operated to reduce decoherence.
Instructors:
Fred Wellstood (University of Maryland)
Ben Palmer (Laboratory for Physical Science)
Steve Anlage (University of Maryland)
| 5. Cryogenic Systems Engineering with Cryocoolers – Half Day Short Course (morning) | |
| Date: | Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
| Time: | 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Westin Charlotte Hotel – Trade Room |
| Cost: | Full Conference Participant Early, $175; Regular $225; On-Site $300 |
| Student Early $100; Regular $150; On-Site $200 | |
Description: This short course will provide an overview of how to apply systems engineering techniques to the design of a cryogenic system that is cooled by a cryogenic cooler (refrigerator) instead of by liquid cryogens. The course will start with discussing the requirements for cryogenic systems, and then cover the basic features inherent in their design: material properties, time constants, thermal isolation, and safety. The constraints and opportunities created when a cryocooler is used to cool a system instead of a liquid cryogen will then be discussed. Examples will be provided ranging from simple material property measurement systems to space based cryogenic systems.
Instructor:
Melora Larson (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
| 6. Effective Technical Presentations & Papers Educational Short Course | |
| Date: | Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Westin Charlotte Hotel – Trade Room |
| Cost: | $25 |
Description: This course will provide professional guidance for preparing clear and well-stated abstracts and making effective presentations at technical conferences. The preparation of technical journal manuscripts that conform to the highest standards will also be addressed. The course is recommended for any student/researcher/scholar who would like to improve their communications skills. The course is being provided through the IEEE Professional Communications Society and is sponsored by the IEEE Council on Superconductivity. The instructor is Professor Julia M. Williams.
Instructor:
Julia M. Williams (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)