Tandem Accelerator
tandem accelerator
[′tan·dəm ak′sel·ə‚rād·ər] (nucleonics)
An electrostatic accelerator in which negative hydrogen ions generated in a special ion source are accelerated as they pass from ground potential up to a high-voltage terminal, both electrons are then stripped from the negative ion by passage through a very thin foil or gas cell, and the proton is again accelerated as it passes to ground potential.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Tandem Accelerator
a high-voltage accelerator in which by means of a charge exchange—or change in the sign of the charge—of the particles the same accelerating voltage is used twice.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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