Beam on : careers at the synchrotron /

Physicist Roger Rassool finds out who does what at a synchrotron, and why they love their jobs. A synchrotron is a large machine that accelerates electrons to almost the speed of light. As the electrons are deflected through magnetic fields they create extremely bright light. The light is channeled...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rassool, Roger (Interviewer), Rees, Rod, 1947- (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Blackburn, Victoria : Reesfilms, 2007.
Series:Engineering case studies online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Physicist Roger Rassool finds out who does what at a synchrotron, and why they love their jobs. A synchrotron is a large machine that accelerates electrons to almost the speed of light. As the electrons are deflected through magnetic fields they create extremely bright light. The light is channeled down beamlines to experimental workstations where it is used for research in fields such as: minerals exploration, forensics, medical research, agriculture, and advanced materials.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 24, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (21 min.).
Playing Time:00:21:24