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...

Полное описание

Библиографические подробности
Главный автор: Sessler, A. M. (Andrew Marienhoff)
Соавтор: World Scientific (Firm)
Другие авторы: Wilson, E. J. N. (Edward J. N.)
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Singapore ; New Jersey : World Scientific, Ã2007.
Online-ссылка:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=514835
Оглавление:
  • 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.