General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

42

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL/ CERAMIC/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

166.0 cm

Width

102.0 cm

Height

56.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

University

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROB. 1972 FF

Canada

This type of racetrack microtron was developed in Canada by scientists at the University of Western Ontario. The world's 1st racetrack microtron was constructed there in 1961. The world's first microtron was constructed and operated at the National Research Council of Canada in 1947.

Function

An experimental model of the racetrack microtron type of electron accelerator, capable of producing beam of 18 million electron volts.

Technical

The racetrack microtron involved a new approach to electron accelerators. The racetrack geometry results in an instrument of smaller size & greater flexibility than the conventional microtron. This 3 cavity variable energy racetrack (or split-magnet) microtron with intra-sector beam focusing was one of a series of experimental racetrack microtrons built at the University of Western Ontario during the 1960`s & 1970`s. In 1961, the first successful microtron was completed at UWO, producing an energy beam of 6mev. In 1970 the University obtained a contract from Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. to finance further developmental work. Construction was started on an accelerator that would demonstrate the feasibility of building compact multicavity racetrack microtrons with beam energies in the 15 to 40 mev range for radiation theraphy applications. It was completed late in 1972 & a year later the machine was sufficiently refined so as to achieve the values of beam current required by the design specifications. In operation, electrons are accelerated in 3 coupled cavities which give a boost of 1.5 to 3 mev upon each traversol. The magnets are large enough for 6 orbits so that a final energy of 9 to 18 mev can be obtained. (Brannen, pp.7-8).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 LABEL READS "THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN/ ONTARIO/ 0001400"; BLACK LETTERING ON PARTS READS "HAMMOND/ 98972"

Missing

UNKNOWN From CA of 01/22/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete - can't be certain though

Finish

UNPAINTED METALLIC FINISN ON BULK OF PARTS/ WHITE CERAMIC/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC

Decoration

NONE