Early History of Particle Accelerators

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the early history of particle accelerators. Particle accelerators are devices for giving kinetic energy to ions or electrons. They used study properties atomic nuclei by producing nuclear disintegrations and other interactions. rapid increase in has also opened a new field research that “particle physics.” The accelerator been characterized sequence concepts inventions, each leading type machine capable still higher energies stimulating development generation machines. At times, these developments have come so fast it was difficult determine which laboratory held current voltage record. There several examples simultaneous independent same concept scientists different laboratories. speed due large part engineering technologies. As developed, paralleled progress electronics industry branches engineering, quickly utilized materials technologies as they become available.