Teaching and Training Tools for the Undergraduate: Experience with a Rebuilt AN-400 Accelerator
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-2011
Abstract
There is an increasingly recognized need for people trained in a broad range of applied nuclear science techniques, indicated by reports from the American Physical Society and elsewhere. Anecdotal evidence suggests that opportunities for hands‐on training with small particle accelerators have diminished in the US, as development programs established in the 1960’s and 1970’s have been decommissioned over recent decades. Despite the reduced interest in the use of low energy accelerators in fundamental research, these machines can offer a powerful platform for bringing unique training opportunities to the undergraduate curriculum in nuclear physics, engineering and technology. We report here on the new MSU Applied Nuclear Science Lab, centered around the rebuild of an AN400 electrostatic accelerator. This machine is run entirely by undergraduate students under faculty supervision, allowing a great deal of freedom in its use without restrictions from graduate or external project demands.
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Publication Title
AIP Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
A.D. Roberts (2013). Teaching and Training Tools for the Undergraduate: Experience with a Rebuilt AN-400 Accelerator. Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry 21st International Conference, August 2010, Fort Worth, TX.
DOI
10.1063/1.3586199
Link to Publisher Version (DOI)
Publisher's Copyright and Source
Copyright © 2011 American Institute of Physics. Abstract published by the American Institute of Physics in AIP Conference Proceedings, volume 1336, 2011, pages 734-737. Available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3586199.
