Atoms in the campus: Van de Graaff accelerators and the making of two major Latin American universities in 1950s Brazil and Mexico
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DOI: 10.1080/00033790.2021.1949493
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper deals with two cases of acquisition and construction of Van de Graaff accelerators in 1950s Latin America, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the University of São Paulo, respectively. A… read more here.
Keywords: graaff accelerators; major latin; brazil mexico; van graaff ... See more keywords
Restoration of the radio frequency ion source of the 5.5 MV CN-Van de Graaff accelerator at IFUNAM
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/16/08/t08013
Abstract: The 5.5 MV CN-Van de Graaff (VDG) accelerator was first installed and operated in the early 50's at Rice University (Houston, TX) and it was donated to IFUNAM (“Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de… read more here.
Keywords: ion source; accelerator; van graaff; ion ... See more keywords