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A '''synchrotron''' is a type of [[particle]] accelerator used to generate high intensity short [[wavelength]] (generally [[x-ray]]) [[radiation]]. | 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 keept 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 keept 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. |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[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?] | ||
[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] | ||
Revision as of 14:41, February 13, 2009
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 keept 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.