UK builds new accelerator to study materials

Authors

  • Alice M. Sakuma

Keywords:

megaelectron volts; linear electron accelerators; research materials; experimenters; neutron physics; new tools; scientists; UK; research centres; atomic energy;

Abstract

A linear electron accelerator was built in Harwell Atomic Energy Research Center, UK, which provided a very important new tool for neutron physics experiment workers. The 136 MW accelerator, worth £4 million, delivers 390 Joules of energy, an average beam

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Published

2020-06-14

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 4 (2020)

Section

Articles