SLAC All Access: Vacuum Microwave Device Department

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OSTI ID:1134020

Haase, Andy

The Vacuum Microwave Device Department (VMDD) builds the devices that make SLAC's particle accelerators go. These devices, called klystrons, generate intense waves of microwave energy that rocket subatomic particles up to nearly the speed of light.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 1134020
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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