Download or read book An Introduction to Beam Physics written by Martin Berz and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of beam physics touches many areas of physics, engineering, and the sciences. In general terms, beams describe ensembles of particles with initial conditions similar enough to be treated together as a group so that the motion is a weakly nonlinear perturbation of a chosen reference particle. Particle beams are used in a variety of areas,