The lecture will cover the following topics:

• Particle accelerators:linear accelerators, circular accelerators, storage rings, cyclotrons, betatrons, synchrotrons
• Particle dynamics: ion optics, matrix formalism, beam dynamics, beam cooling
• Secondary beams: light sources, radioactive beams
• Advanced concepts: laser particle acceleration

During the lecture we will frequently present applications and realisations of accelerators.

At the end of the semester we organize a guided tour through the accelerator facilities at HZDR.