Jan Egberts

Jan began studying physics in Heidelberg, Germany in April 2003. After he received his pre-diploma at the end of 2004 he was accepted for the Baden Wuerttemberg - North Carolina exchange programme and spent one year at the University of North Carolina. In 2006 he returned to Heidelberg University to complete his studies with a focus on atomic physics, particle physics and applied accelerator physics.

Whilst attending one of the Heidelberg Graduate Days, Jan became acquainted with accelerator research and started his diploma thesis titled ‘Investigations on transverse beam profile measurements with high dynamic range’ was carried out at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics and Jan graduated in July 2009.

In October 2009, Jan began his PhD at CEA Saclay as a DITANET trainee on the beam diagnostics instrumentation of the IFMIF-EVEDA accelerator and in particular the development of a residual gas ionization monitor. The main objective of this work is to set up a radiation hard, non-interceptive transverse beam profile monitor for high beam currents of 125 mA.