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.
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1 June 2011
APPLICATION OF ACCELERATORS IN RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY: Twenty‐First International Conference
8–13 August 2010
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June 01 2011
Teaching And Training Tools For The Undergraduate: Experience With A Rebuilt AN‐400 Accelerator
Andrew D. Roberts
Andrew D. Roberts
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Minnesota State University, Trafton Science Center N14, 1 Mankato MN 56001, United States
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Andrew D. Roberts
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Minnesota State University, Trafton Science Center N14, 1 Mankato MN 56001, United States
AIP Conf. Proc. 1336, 734–737 (2011)
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Andrew D. Roberts; Teaching And Training Tools For The Undergraduate: Experience With A Rebuilt AN‐400 Accelerator. AIP Conf. Proc. 1 June 2011; 1336 (1): 734–737. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3586199
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