This book takes the readers through the science behind particle accelerators, colliders and detectors: the physics principles that each stage of the development

This third open access volume of the handbook series deals with accelerator physics, design, technology and operations, as well as with beam optics, dynamics an

After a historical consideration of the types and evolution of accelerators the physics of particle beams is provided in detail. Topics dealt with comprise line

From the linear accelerators used for cancer therapy in hospitals, to the giant atom smashers at international laboratories, this book provides a simple introdu

"The past 100 years of accelerator-based research have led the field from first insights into the structure of atoms to the development and confirmation of the