Cropduster23 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Looking to put together a 300 to 500 megaelectron-volt linear electron and ion accelerator. Need tips on design. -How large a voltage source? -What kinds of cathodes for the particle emitter? -Should I just steal an electron gun out of a TV? -Is highly evacuated PVC tubing a good beam chamber? -Would it be a good Idea to build two, and then slam the electrons into one another? -Will there be positron creation at this energy? -How much lead shielding are we talking about? -Should I use a live cockroach as a particle target? -Is the Compton wavelength of the cockroach shorter than a breadbox? -Should I call the IAEA? Help a brother out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 "Should I use a live cockroach as a particle target?" No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^_^ Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 500 MeV, now that is ambition As an example, the new injector linac being built for the LHC is only 160 MeV. http://linac4.web.cern.ch/linac4/ Current tesla cavities are ~35 MV/m ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 "Should I use a live cockroach as a particle target?" No. I concur. The chance of producing a cockroach black hole is too large to risk this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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