Van de Graaff accelerator, 1920-1979

Made:
1920-1979 in England
1 MeV Van de Graaff accelerator by High Voltage Engineering

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1 MeV Van de Graaff accelerator by High Voltage Engineering
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1 MeV Van de Graaff accelerator by High Voltage Engineering Corporation (HVEC ) used at the Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford to generate X-rays and to make exotic kinds of atomic nuclei.

Details

Category:
Nuclear Energy
Object Number:
1979-762
Materials:
metal, steel, stainless steel, aluminium, ceramic, glass and electrical components
Measurements:
overall: 1780 mm x 2420 mm x 840 mm,
type:
van der graaff accelerator
credit:
University of Oxford (Dept. of Physics)