A Low-Cost Van de Graaff Accelerator
| dc.contributor.author | Winey, Brian Andrew | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2002-05-08T18:50:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2002-05-08T18:50:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002-05-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A small, low-cost Van de Graaff electrostatic accelerator capable of accelerating electrons and producing bremsstrahlung x-rays has been constructed using components commonly found in most undergraduate physics laboratories. The electrons originate within the negative high-voltage terminal and are accelerated by a uniform electric field through an evacuated glass tube. Electron currents of up to 6 µA were collected in a Faraday cup. The end-point of the bremsstrahlung x-ray energy spectrum has been measured to be between 300 and 400 keV. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.houghton.edu/handle/hc/3598 | |
| dc.publisher | Houghton College | |
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| dc.subject | Student Projects | |
| dc.title | A Low-Cost Van de Graaff Accelerator |