| dc.contributor.advisor | David G. Cory. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Dewan, Leslie | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-05-19T16:08:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-05-19T16:08:16Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2007 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/41681 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2007. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaf 21). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis describes the design and construction of a cyclotron capable of accelerating protons to 2 MeV. A cyclotron is a charged particle accelerator that uses a magnetic field to confine particles to a spiral flight path in a vacuum chamber. An applied electrical field accelerates these particles to high energies, typically on the order of mega-electron volts. This cyclotron can be used by students in the Department of Nuclear Engineering to perform experiments with low energy proton beams. For example, this cyclotron could be used for experiments involving the Li7(p,n)Be7 reaction, which requires protons with energies on the order of 2 MeV [2]. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Leslie Dewan. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 23 leaves | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by
copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written
permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nuclear Science and Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.title | Design and construction of a cyclotron capable of accelerating protons to 2 MeV | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Cyclotron design and construction | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.B. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 220947334 | en_US |
