A particle accelerator is a device that uses electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles to very high speeds and energies. It is a general term for various types of accelerators, including linear accelerators (linacs), circular accelerators (like synchrotrons), and spiral accelerators (like cyclotrons).
A linear accelerator, also called a linac, is used as a radiation therapy device (also called a CyberKnife). They are also used as injectors for synchrotrons and cyclotrons in circular accelerators. In a circular accelerator, particles travel in a circular path, guided by magnetic fields that bend their trajectory.
Synchrotron radiation is produced when the particles are deflected, and this intense light is used to develop and analyze new materials. Accelerators are also used for collider experiments, where particles are collided at high energies to conduct fundamental research in nuclear and particle physics.
Matsusada Precision manufactures and sells various power supplies essential for particle accelerators, including those for injection systems, accelerating cavities, and bending and focusing magnets.
- Related words:
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- Linac
- Synchrotron
- Cyclotron
- free-electron laser (FEL)
- Pulse Forming Networks (PFNs)
