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Science 14 July 1967:
Vol. 157. no. 3785, pp. 145 - 149
DOI: 10.1126/science.157.3785.145
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Linear Accelerators for Protons: New Developments

Some recent developments have made feasible proton accelerators of much higher power than earlier models

Darragh E. Nagle 1

1 Medium Energy Physics Division of the University of California's Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico

The performance of existing linear accelerators has improved dramatically in the last few years as a result of redesign of the injector. The peak beams available surpass in intensity and quality those from other accelerators. Usually the operation has been pulsed, with a low duty factor. However, the recently developed accelerating structures now make it attractive to raise the average beam power by several orders of magnitude. New possibilities are apparent for the use of such beams for research in nuclear physics and other sciences.

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