Wakefield generator? Free electron laser? The money spent on PP is shocking and one could argue that there are more pressing problems and what was done previously, was a misallocation of resources.
On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 2:55 AM, H Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: > > Etched glass could create table-top particle accelerators > > Two independent teams of physicists have used small pieces of glass etched > with tiny gratings to accelerate electrons through enormous electric-field > gradients. One team boosted the kinetic energy of the electrons at about > the same rate as a conventional particle accelerator, while the other > achieved 10 times that rate. The technology could one day be used to build > table-top accelerators that are much smaller than conventional devices, > bringing the benefits of particle-beam therapy to a wider range of cancer > patients... > > > > http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2013/oct/03/etched-glass-could-create-table-top-particle-accelerators >
