The engineering needed for particle physics

Today's particle accelerators and detectors are among the most complicated and expensive scientific instruments ever built, and they exploit almost every aspect of today's cutting-edge engineering technologies. In many cases, accelerator needs have been the driving force behind these new t...

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Published in:Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences physical, and engineering sciences, 2012-08, Vol.370 (1973), p.3887-3923
Main Author: Myers, Steve
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accelerator Physics
Electrons
Energy
Engineering
Large Hadron Collider
Light beams
Magnetic fields
Magnets
Particle accelerators
Particle beams
Particle physics
Power converters
Review
Tunnels
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Summary:Today's particle accelerators and detectors are among the most complicated and expensive scientific instruments ever built, and they exploit almost every aspect of today's cutting-edge engineering technologies. In many cases, accelerator needs have been the driving force behind these new technologies, necessity being the mother of invention. This paper gives an overview of some engineering requirements for the construction and operation of present-day accelerators and detectors.
ISSN:1364-503X
1471-2962
DOI:10.1098/rsta.2011.0053