History of UK Particle Accelerators
You have probably heard of the world’s largest accelerator, the 27 km circumference Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, but how did we get to this point? Just over a century ago, in 1897, what might be described as the first particle accelerator, the cathode ray tube (CRT), was built by Ferdinand Braun. This was before scientists knew that cathode rays were in fact beams of particles: particles we now call electrons. As our understanding of particle physics has developed, so has the technology we use to accelerate, bend, detect and utilise these particles. In this half-day meeting, we invite you to explore the history of a few select UK particle accelerators and the physics discoveries they made possible. Selected accelerators include the Cockcroft Walton Machine, the Liverpool Synchrocyclotron, the ISIS linear accelerator and the Synchrotron Radiation Source (SRS).
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This event is organised by the IOP Particle Accelerator and Beams Group and the IoP History of Physics Group. You do not need to be a group member to join the event.
The event is hybrid. In-person places are available on-site at UKRI-STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington (Merrison Lecture Theatre) and UKRI-STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot (Conference Room CR03). Please ensure you register on Indico if you plan to attend in-person. Contact the Lead Organiser by 28 Feb if you require a visitors pass to access the venue.
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Recording: https://ukri.zoom.us/rec/share/MZNtUqzYvfkQ_uwamBuLm-p8_W6bywdeAKugW6er6RXfxWsEr3Wd929jL-awaqPE.T9LjpbKicx5HAncw
Andy Smith
Anisullah Baig
Balasubramaniam K. M.
Boris Militsyn
Bruno Muratori
Daniel Seal
David Dunning
Haroon Rafique
Hayley Cavanagh
Jiabao Sun
Jim Clarke
Kay Dewhurst
Laura Corner
Lee Jones
Olli Tarvainen
Peter Mcintosh
Peter Ratoff
Philip Nicholas Burrows
Raiza Babu
Sara Karbassi
Songzhui Lu
Stephen Hill
Suzie Sheehy
THIAGO FAJARDO DA CRUZ
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