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A synchrotron consists of a linear accelerator which accelerates and channels electrons into a circular accelerator called a booster ring. In the booster ring the electrons are accelerated up to near relativistic velocities. They are they transferred to a storage ring where they are kept at a constant speed. As the electron goes around the storage its velocity changes and so it emits [[Bremsstrahlung]] (braking) radiation at a tangent to the loop. This radiation is much more intense than that generated by other methods at the same wavelength and has a large number of scientific applications. | A synchrotron consists of a linear accelerator which accelerates and channels electrons into a circular accelerator called a booster ring. In the booster ring the electrons are accelerated up to near relativistic velocities. They are they transferred to a storage ring where they are kept at a constant speed. As the electron goes around the storage its velocity changes and so it emits [[Bremsstrahlung]] (braking) radiation at a tangent to the loop. This radiation is much more intense than that generated by other methods at the same wavelength and has a large number of scientific applications. | ||
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| − | [http://www.virtualsciencefair.org/2005/shar5a0/public_html/how_does_a_synchrotron_work.htm How does a Synchrotron work?] | + | * [http://www.virtualsciencefair.org/2005/shar5a0/public_html/how_does_a_synchrotron_work.htm How does a Synchrotron work?] |
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Latest revision as of 20:00, July 13, 2016
A synchrotron is a type of particle accelerator used to generate high intensity short wavelength (generally x-ray) radiation.
A synchrotron consists of a linear accelerator which accelerates and channels electrons into a circular accelerator called a booster ring. In the booster ring the electrons are accelerated up to near relativistic velocities. They are they transferred to a storage ring where they are kept at a constant speed. As the electron goes around the storage its velocity changes and so it emits Bremsstrahlung (braking) radiation at a tangent to the loop. This radiation is much more intense than that generated by other methods at the same wavelength and has a large number of scientific applications.