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Title: Landmarks in particle physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory: Brookhaven Lecture Series, Number 238

Abstract

Robert Adair's lecture on Landmarks in Particle Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of Brookhaven National Laboratory. Adair describes ten researches in elementary particle physics at Brookhaven that had a revolutionary impact on the understanding of elementary particles. Two of the discoveries were made in 1952 and 1956 at the Cosmotron, BNL's first proton accelerator. Four were made in 1962 and 1964 at the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron, the Cosmotron's replacement. Two other discoveries in 1954 and 1956 were theoretical, and strong focusing (1952) is the only technical discovery. One discovery (1958) happened in an old barrack. Four of the discoveries were awarded the Nobel prize in Physics. Adair believes that all of the discoveries are worthy of the Nobel prize. 14 figs.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6224111
Report Number(s):
BNL-52129
ON: DE89012916
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH00016
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; LECTURES; BROOKHAVEN AGS; CP INVARIANCE; HELICITY; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; HYPERONS; ISOSPIN; J PSI-3097 MESONS; KAONS NEUTRAL; NEUTRINO REACTIONS; NEUTRINOS; P INVARIANCE; PARTICLE DECAY; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; STRANGENESS; WEAK INTERACTIONS; YANG-MILLS THEORY; ACCELERATORS; BARYONS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; CHARMONIUM; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; DECAY; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; INTERACTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; KAONS; LEPTON REACTIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MESONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PHYSICS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; QUARKONIUM; STRANGE MESONS; STRANGE PARTICLES; SYNCHROTRONS; VECTOR MESONS; 645000* - High Energy Physics

Citation Formats

Adair, R. K. Landmarks in particle physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory: Brookhaven Lecture Series, Number 238. United States: N. p., 1987. Web. doi:10.2172/6224111.
Adair, R. K. Landmarks in particle physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory: Brookhaven Lecture Series, Number 238. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6224111
Adair, R. K. 1987. "Landmarks in particle physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory: Brookhaven Lecture Series, Number 238". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6224111. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6224111.
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abstractNote = {Robert Adair's lecture on Landmarks in Particle Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of Brookhaven National Laboratory. Adair describes ten researches in elementary particle physics at Brookhaven that had a revolutionary impact on the understanding of elementary particles. Two of the discoveries were made in 1952 and 1956 at the Cosmotron, BNL's first proton accelerator. Four were made in 1962 and 1964 at the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron, the Cosmotron's replacement. Two other discoveries in 1954 and 1956 were theoretical, and strong focusing (1952) is the only technical discovery. One discovery (1958) happened in an old barrack. Four of the discoveries were awarded the Nobel prize in Physics. Adair believes that all of the discoveries are worthy of the Nobel prize. 14 figs.},
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year = {Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 1987},
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