This was one of the primitive cyclotrons developed by the late Ernest O. Lawrence
Abstract/Description: | This was one of the primitive cyclotrons developed by the late Ernest O. Lawrence at the University of California, Berkeley, and used during the period 1931-1935. With this 11-inch cyclotron the 1 million electron volt energy range was surpassed for the first time in the artificial acceleration of particles. It yielded 1.2 MeV protons in 1932. The instrument cost about $800. The earliest cyclotron accelerating chambers were about 4 inches in diameter and were built in 1930. |
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Subject(s): | Equipment and supplies Cyclotrons Particle accelerators Berkeley (Calif.) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Credit Line: | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Fermi Film Collection |
Catalog ID: | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory F15 |
Title: | This was one of the primitive cyclotrons developed by the late Ernest O. Lawrence. | |
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Type of Resource: | still image | |
Extent: | 3 photographic prints (black and white; 9.5 x 7.5 inches and 6 x 4.5 inches) | |
Abstract/Description: | This was one of the primitive cyclotrons developed by the late Ernest O. Lawrence at the University of California, Berkeley, and used during the period 1931-1935. With this 11-inch cyclotron the 1 million electron volt energy range was surpassed for the first time in the artificial acceleration of particles. It yielded 1.2 MeV protons in 1932. The instrument cost about $800. The earliest cyclotron accelerating chambers were about 4 inches in diameter and were built in 1930. | |
Identifier(s): | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory F15 (Catalog ID) | |
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Credit Line: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Fermi Film Collection |
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Subject(s): |
Equipment and supplies Cyclotrons Particle accelerators Berkeley (Calif.) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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Held by: | Niels Bohr Library & Archives | |
Copyright Holder: | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
Restrictions on Access: | NBLA may be able to provide copyright contact information. Please contact us. | |
Related Title: | Fermi Film Collection. | |
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