Engines of discovery : a century of particle accelerators /

This book for the first time chronicles the development of particle accelerators from the invention of electrostatic accelerators, linear accelerators, and the cyclotron to the colliders of today. It also addresses accelerators employed as sources of x-rays, for medical purposes, and in industrial a...

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Xehetasun bibliografikoak
Egile nagusia: Sessler, A. M. (Andrew Marienhoff)
Erakunde egilea: World Scientific (Firm)
Beste egile batzuk: Wilson, E. J. N. (Edward J. N.)
Formatua: Licensed eBooks
Hizkuntza:ingelesa
Argitaratua: Singapore ; New Jersey : World Scientific, Ã2007.
Sarrera elektronikoa:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=514835
Aurkibidea:
  • Ch. I. Electrostatic accelerators
  • ch. II. Cyclotrons
  • ch. III. Linear accelerators
  • ch. IV. Betatrons
  • ch. V. Synchrotrons
  • ch. VI. Colliders
  • ch. VII. Detectors
  • ch. VIII. Sychrotron radiation sources
  • ch. IX. Cancer therapy accelerators
  • ch. X. Past, present and future
  • ch. XI. A final word.