Re: 1mev electron accelerator?

[William Beaty <billb@eskimo.com>]

On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, M Sims wrote:

> dear bill
> I am a 4th year physics student at the university of sheffield and I am 
> presently researching for my design project in which I have to design or 
> propose a small electron accelerator(~1Mev) for the department mainly for 
> the use of year 1+2 students for simple experiments .My main restrictions 
> are that it should be about desk-size and should not be too 
> expensive.Which methods could I use and which are presently on the market 
> of the type that would be suitable for my needs?Which companies?How 
> should I go about doing it???
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> marc sims.

Hi Marc!  This is definitely not my area of expertise.  I've forwarded
your message to phys-L, the physics teaching list server, and to tap-L,
the Teaching Apparatus for Physics discussion.  For info on joining these
discussions, see http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/scilists.html

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