Fifty years of accelerator based physics at Chalk River

Journal Article · Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 1999 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.58975· OSTI ID:21205498

McKay, John W ^[1]

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1. P.O. Box 463, Deep River, Ontario, K0J 1P0 (Canada)

The Chalk River Laboratories of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. was a major centre for Accelerator based physics for the last fifty years. As early as 1946, nuclear structure studies were started on Cockroft-Walton accelerators. A series of accelerators followed, including the world's first Tandem, and the MP Tandem, Superconducting Cyclotron (TASCC) facility that was opened in 1986. The nuclear physics program was shut down in 1996. This paper will describe some of the highlights of the accelerators and the research of the laboratory.

• OSTI ID: 21205498
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 473, Issue 1; Conference: 8. international conference on heavy-ion accelerator technology, Argonne, IL (United States), 5-9 Oct 1998; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.58975; (c) 1999 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
CHALK RIVER NUCLEAR LABS
COCKCROFT-WALTON ACCELERATORS
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
SUPERCONDUCTING CYCLOTRONS
TANDEM ELECTROSTATIC ACCELERATORS
VAN DE GRAAFF ACCELERATORS