Special-Purpose Accelerators
摘要
This chapter gives a brief account of synchrotron-light sources and free-electron lasers followed by a description of spallation neutron sources spallation neutron sources. These accelerator use light or neutrons to analyze samples on the atomic scale. Cyclotrons and electron linear accelerators are used for medical applications. in particular to treat cancer and to diagnose illnesses. Industrial accelerators are essential for manufacturing computer chips, to analyze samples from material and life sciences, and to date materials of cultural heritage.