Engines of Discovery: A Century of Particle Accelerators

The governments of developed and developing countries spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually on particle physics research - a pure science with important implications for the understanding of not only particle physics, but also astronomy and cosmology. At the same time, there is much activity in developing light sources and spallation neutron sources - both employed for extensive studies in surface science, chemistry, biology, and medicine. There is also large commercial activity in producing accelerators for industrial and medical use.

List of contents

Electrostatic Accelerators; Cyclotrons; Linacs; Betatrons; Synchrotrons; Colliders; Detectors; Synchrotron Radiation Sources; Cancer Therapy Accelerators; Past, Present and Future.

Product details

• Authors: Sessler Andrew, Andrew Sessler, Edmund Wilson
• Publisher: World Scientific
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2007
• No. of pages: 212
• Dimensions: 223 mm x 281 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 1002 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)