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Tungsten. Gold or uranium may also be used but it is usually tungsten.

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What term is used in treatment of tumors with radiation?

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What is a linear accelerator used for?

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Linear particle accelerators are also known as what?

A linac, which is a foreshortening of linear accelerator, is sometimes used to refer to that device.


How does a linear accelerator work?

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What material is used to cool Jefferson Lab's electron accelerator to near absolute zero?

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What is the difference between a cyclotron and a linear particle accelerator?

The primary difference is that the cyclotron provides a "circular" path for the accelerated particles, and the linear accelerator provides a "straight tunnel" as a pathway for the accelerated particles. Both devices accelerate particles, but are suited nicely to be used in tandem The cyclotron is frequently applied as the "initiator" of a particle stream in physics labs with multiple accelerators. The cyclotron feeds the linear accelerator, which then provides a final boost to particles before directing them into a target. And this pair of devices can be set up to feed a larger "ring" accelerator. That is a "simple" three-stage setup for generating and accelerating a string of particles to ramp them up to near light speed. The accelerated particles, with their extreme energies, are then directed into selected targets and the scattering reactions observed.


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What do s made out of Copernicium?

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