Particle accelerators and their uses

Book · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7004025

Scharf, W

This is a two-volume set. Part 1, encompassing Chapters 1 to 8, presents the design and parameters of various kinds of accelerators, discussing high-voltage and radiofrequency linear accelerators (Ch. 2), conventional cyclotrons, synchrocyclotrons, and isochronous cyclotrons (Ch. 3), betatrons (Ch. 4), electron, proton, and heavy-ion synchrotrons (Ch. 5), microtrons (Ch. 6), collective and laser accelerators (Ch. 7), and storage rings (Ch. 8). Part 11, covering Chapters 9 to 11, presents the applications of accelerators in scientific research (Ch.9), medicine (Ch. 10), and industry and engineering (Ch. 11). The number and scope of accelerator applications in scientific research, especially in high-energy physics, are so vast that they cannot be treated exhaustively in a single book, no matter how thick. Accordingly, Ch. 9 gives only selected, fragmentary examples of the many applications. On the other hand, much more comprehensive sketches deal with practical applications (Ch. 10 and 11), involving primarily accelerators with lower energies, most often in the range from 100 keV to 100 MeV. Since they make up more than 90% of the nearly 5000 accelerators in operation throughout the world today, relatively more space is devoted to their design and applications.

• OSTI ID: 7004025
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ENERGY RANGE
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