Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 460 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9789814749145
Series Statement:
Advanced series on directions in high energy physics vol. 27
Content:
'The contributions from leading scientists of the day collected in this relatively slim book document CERN's 60-year voyage of innovation and discovery, the repercussions of which vindicate the vision of those who drove the foundation of the laboratory — European in constitution, but global in impact. The spirit of inclusive collaboration, which was a key element of the original vision for the laboratory, together with the aim of technical innovation and scientific excellence, are reflected in each of the articles in this unique volume.' CERN Courier'Big' science and advanced technology are known to cross-fertilize. This book emphasizes the interplay between particle physics and technology at CERN that has led to breakthroughs in both research and technology over the laboratory's first 60 years. The innovations, often the work of individuals or by small teams, are illustrated with highlights describing selected technologies from the domains of accelerators and detectors. The book also presents the framework and conditions prevailing at CERN that enabled spectacular advances in technology and contributed to propel the European organization into the league of leading research laboratories in the world.While the book is specifically aimed at providing information for the technically interested general public, more expert readers may also appreciate the broad variety of subjects presented. Ample references are given for those who wish to further explore a given topic.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Fabiola Gianotti -- Preface by the Editors -- List of Authors -- Acronyms -- Boxes with Supplementary Information -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 CERN's First 30 Years: From Fixed Targets to the First Colliders -- 1.2 CERN's Second 30 Years: The LEP and LHC Story -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 2 The 600 MeV Synchrocyclotron (SC): Laying the Foundation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Rotary Capacitor: Tuning Acceleration -- 2.3 Discovery of the π → eν Decay: Rare and Precious -- 2.4 Measuring the Muon (g − 2): Precision with Precession -- References -- Chapter 3 The Proton Synchrotron (PS): At the Core of the CERN Accelerators -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Extraction: Getting the Beam to Leave the Accelerator -- 3.3 Acceleration and Bunch Gymnastics -- 3.4 Boosting PS Beam Intensity -- 3.5 Capacitive Energy Storage Replaces Flywheel -- 3.6 Taking the Neutrinos by the Horns -- 3.7 OMEGA: Towards the Electronic Bubble Chamber -- 3.8 ISOLDE: Targeting a New Era in Nuclear Physics -- 3.9 The CERN n_TOF Facility: Catching Neutrons on the Fly -- References -- Chapter 4 The Intersecting Storage Rings (ISR): The First Hadron Collider -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Vacuum Pumping by Freezing Molecules -- 4.3 How to Measure Almost Nothing -- 4.4 Superconducting Magnets: Squeezing Beams to Extract More Collisions -- 4.5 Cryogenics for the Superconducting High Luminosity Insertion Magnets -- 4.6 Van der Meer Scan: Proton Beam Tomography -- 4.7 Roman Pots: Physics Next to the Accelerator Beam -- 4.8 The Gas Detector (R)evolution -- 4.9 Transition Radiation: Imaging Relativistic Particles -- 4.10 Precision Calorimetry: Honing an Essential Tool -- 4.11 The Open Axial Field Magnet: Barrier-Free Access -- References -- Chapter 5 The Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS): A Tale of Two Lives -- 5.1 Introduction.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789814749138
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Technology meets research New Jersey : World Scientific, 2017 ISBN 9789814749138
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9814749133
Language:
English
Keywords:
CERN
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Teilchenbeschleuniger
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Technologie
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Wissenschaftstransfer
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Festschrift
Author information:
Fabjan, Christian W.
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