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THE synchrotron principle has been suggested by Veksler1 and McMillan2 as a possible means of accelerating electrons to high energies. This letter describes modifications which have been made to a 4 MeV. betatron to convert it to an 8 MeV. synchrotron. The experiments prove that the synchrotron principle is a valid one for electron acceleration.
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GOWARD, F., BARNES, D. Experimental 8 Mev. Synchrotron for Electron Acceleration. Nature 158, 413 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158413a0
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