• DocumentCode
    1494388
  • Title

    The electrostatic generator used in nuclear studies

  • Author

    Shoupp, W. E.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of the Westinghouse Research Laboratories, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Volume
    67
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1948
  • fDate
    7/1/1948 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    668
  • Lastpage
    671
  • Abstract
    Although other accelerators can produce higher voltages, the Van de Graaff generator is still the work horse of nuclear physics because of the greater precision which it enables.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Cyclotrons; Electrostatics; Generators; Neutrons; Particle beams; Voltage measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1948.6444219
  • Filename
    6444219