HONR228Q Notes section n:

  • Charged Particle Accelerators and Applications

    1. Cyclotrons

      1. How the cyclotron works
        1. Classical cyclotron
        2. Synchrocyclotron
        3. Fixed-field alternating gradient (sector-focused) cyclotron
      2. Research goals
        1. Low-energy and medium-energy nuclear structure research
        2. Nuclear spectroscopy
        3. Low-energy particle physics
        4. Production of proton-rich isotopes for spectroscopy research
        5. Production of proton-rich isotopes for medical applications
        6. Creation of trans-uranic nuclei for research
      3. Cyclotrons references

    2. Synchrotrons

      1. How the synchrotron works
      2. Research goals
        1. Production of sub-nuclear particles
        2. Search for basic forces of nature
        3. Nuclear astrophysics
      3. Synchrotrons and Particle Physics references

    3. High-energy electron accelerators

      1. How high-energy electron accelerators work
        1. Electron linear accelerator (SLAC)
        2. Electron "race-track" accelerator (Jefferson Lab)
      2. Research goals
        1. Research on charge distribution of protons (and neutrons?)
        2. Research on size and shape of nucleus
        3. Research on quark structure of nucleons
        4. Research on synchrotron radiation
        5. Research on nuclear astrophysics
      3. High-Energy Electron Accelerators references

    4. Low-energy proton and heavy-particle accelerators

      1. How low-energy heavy-particle accelerators work
        1. How the Van de Graaff accelerator works
        2. How the tandem Van de Graaff works
        3. How the linear accelerator works (see SLAC above)
      2. Research goals
        1. Low and medium energy nuclear structure
        2. Nuclear spectroscopy
        3. Nuclear astrophysics
      3. Low-and medium energy particle accelerator references

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