Reviews of Accelerator Science and Technology - Volume 7: Colliders Contributor(s): Chao, Alexander Wu (Editor), Chou, Weiren (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9814651486 ISBN-13: 9789814651486 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $102.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
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BISAC Categories: - Science | Applied Sciences - Science | Scientific Instruments - Science | Experiments & Projects |
Dewey: 539.73 |
Physical Information: 0.35" H x 8.58" W x 11.18" (2.02 lbs) 248 pages |
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Publisher Description: The idea of colliding two particle beams to fully exploit the energy of accelerated particles was first proposed by Rolf Wideröe, who in 1943 applied for a patent on the collider concept and was awarded the patent in 1953. The first three colliders -- AdA in Italy, CBX in the US, and VEP-1 in the then Soviet Union -- came to operation about 50 years ago in the mid-1960s. A number of other colliders followed. Over the past decades, colliders defined the energy frontier in particle physics. Different types of colliers -- proton-proton, proton-antiproton, electron-positron, electron-proton, electron-ion and ion-ion colliders -- have played complementary roles in fully mapping out the constituents and forces in the Standard Model (SM). We are now at a point where all predicted SM constituents of matter and forces have been found, and all the latest ones were found at colliders. Colliders also play a critical role in advancing beam physics, accelerator research and technology development. It is timely that RAST Volume 7 is dedicated to Colliders. |