TY - BOOK ID - 67283759 TI - Accelerator technology : applications in science, medicine, and industry PY - 2020 SN - 3030623084 3030623076 PB - Cham, Switzerland : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Particle acceleration. KW - Materials—Surfaces. KW - Thin films. KW - Physical measurements. KW - Measurement . KW - Radiology. KW - Nuclear energy. KW - Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics. KW - Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films. KW - Measurement Science and Instrumentation. KW - Imaging / Radiology. KW - Nuclear Energy. KW - Atomic energy KW - Atomic power KW - Energy, Atomic KW - Energy, Nuclear KW - Nuclear power KW - Power, Atomic KW - Power, Nuclear KW - Force and energy KW - Nuclear physics KW - Power resources KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Nuclear facilities KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Radiological physics KW - Physics KW - Radiation KW - Measuring KW - Mensuration KW - Mathematics KW - Technology KW - Metrology KW - Physical measurements KW - Measurements, Physical KW - Mathematical physics KW - Measurement KW - Films, Thin KW - Solid film KW - Solid state electronics KW - Solids KW - Surfaces (Technology) KW - Coatings KW - Thick films KW - Particles (Nuclear physics) KW - Acceleration (Mechanics) KW - Acceleration KW - Particle accelerators. KW - Accelerators, Particle KW - Atom smashers KW - Charged particle accelerators KW - Accelerator mass spectrometry KW - Instruments UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:67283759 AB - This book explores the physics, technology and applications of particle accelerators. It illustrates the interconnections between applications and basic physical principles, enabling readers to better understand current and upcoming technologies and see beyond the paradigmatic borders of the individual fields. The reader will discover why accelerators are no longer just toys for scientists, but have also become modern and efficient nuclear workhorses. The book starts with an introduction to the relevant technologies and radiation safety aspects of accelerating electrons and ions from several keV to roughly 250 MeV. It subsequently describes the physics behind the interactions of these particle beams with matter. Mathematical descriptions and state-of-the-art computer models of energy-loss and nuclear interactions between the particle beams and targets round out the physics coverage. On this basis, the book then presents the most important accelerator applications in science, medicine, and industry, explaining and comparing more than 20 major application fields, encompassing semiconductors, cancer treatment, and space exploration. Despite the disparate fields involved, this book demonstrates how the same essential technology and physics connects all of these applications. ER -