Eighth symposium (international) on combustion: published for The Combustion Institute. 1164 pages, diagrams, illustrations, 612 x 10 in. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins Co., 1962. Price, $31.00

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1962
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 78 KB
• Volume: 274
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/0016-0032(62)90901-8

✦ Synopsis

This comparative, critical analysis of the several kinds of particle accelerators shows the relative advantages and disadvantages for the different energy ranges. Covered in this detailed book are: low-voltage generators, electrostatic generators, ion sources, particle motion in electric and magnetic fields, cyclotron magnetic resonance accelerators, betatrons, magnet design, the principle of phase stability, linear accelerators, synchrocyclotrons, electron synchrotrons, proton synchrotrons, shielding for accelerators, and alternating-gradient accelerators. Through.. out, the authors emphasize the similarities among the various machines, thus minimizing repetition. Basic principles are stressed and general conclusions are derived. The book, since it is the first comprehensive work in the field. should be valuable as a reference.