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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781493403321

Titolo

Accelerators as photon sources [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Alexander W. Chao, Weiren Chou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : World Scientific, 2010

ISBN

9789814340397 (e-book)

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Reviews of accelerator science and technology ; ; v. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

ChaoAlex

ChouWeiren

Disciplina

539.73

Soggetti

Photons

Particle accelerators

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Conservation, cultivation, consumption and commerce : pathways to biohappiness -- section 2. Science and sustainable food security -- section 3. Food security in an era of climate change and civil strife.

Sommario/riassunto

Over the last half century we have witnessed tremendous progress in the production of high-quality photons by electrons in accelerators. This dramatic evolution has seen four generations of accelerators as photon sources. The 1st generation used the electron storage rings built primarily for high-energy physics experiments, and the synchrotron radiation from the bending magnets was used parasitically. The 2nd generation involved rings dedicated to synchrotron radiation applications, with the radiation again from the bending magnets. The 3rd generation, currently the workhorse of these photon s