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An introduction to particle accelerators /

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From the linear accelerators used for cancer therapy in hospitals, to the giant atom smashers at international laboratories, this book provides a simple introduction to particle accelerators.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, E. J. N. (Edward J. N.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Particle accelerators.
Accélérateurs de particules.
Particle accelerators
Teilchenbeschleuniger
Science.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. History of accelerators
  • 2. Transverse motion
  • 3. Lattices
  • 4. Circulating beams
  • 5. Longitudinal dynamics
  • 6. Imperfections and multipoles
  • 7. Non-linearities and resonances
  • 8. Electrons
  • 9. Space charge and instabilities
  • 10. Radiofrequency cavities
  • 11. Colliders
  • 12. Cooling
  • 13. Applications of accelerators
  • 14. The future.