ZGS PROVIDES NEW PATH TO PARTICLE UNDERSTANDING

Journal Article · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Atomics

OSTI ID:4125695

When the Zero Gradient Synchrotron (ZGS) at Argonne National Laboratories reached its design energy of 12.5 Bev in September, physicists were provided with a new tool for exploring the subatomic world. Never before has there been available a high energy machine that accelerates so intense a beam of protons or produces so mandy particles. The ZGS, a weak focusing machine, is actually a combination of particle accelerators that speed protons to velocities approaching the speed of light. Ionized hydrogen atoms accelerated to 50 Mev by an injector system consisting of a 750-kev d-c supply and a 50-Mev linear accelerator, both pulsed, are fed into the doughnut of the synchotron. Entering when the magnetic field reaches a value of 472 gauss, the protons are sped around the doughnut 1.5 million circuits before they reach 12.5 Bev. The injection process lasts for approximately 200 microseconds. Circulating particles can either be directed to a target to produce mesons or be sent into an extraction system to emerge as and external beam. Thus many experiments may be conducted simultaneously. Experiments planned for the ZGS are enumerated. (H.M.G.)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-18-004375
• OSTI ID: 4125695
• Journal Information: Atomics, Journal Name: Atomics Vol. Vol: 16: No. 6
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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BEAM OPTICS
BEAMS
DEFORMATION
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY
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ION BEAMS
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MEASURED VALUES
MESONS
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
ORBITS
PERFORMANCE
PHYSICS
PLANNING
PRODUCTION
PROTON BEAMS
PULSES
SYNCHROTRONS
TARGETS
USES
VELOCITY
ZGS ACCELERATOR