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Build Your Own Cyclotron

Posted by michael on from the popcorn-not-included dept.

mindpixel writes "Physics Today is running a story about Tim Koeth's 12 inch cyclotron. Here's a quote that says it all: 'I was sitting in Tom Devlin's modern physics lecture. He described the principle of the cyclotron. He said it required a lot of RF power. I was--and am--a ham radio operator, so RF was no problem. It needed a big magnet; I knew I could find one of those. How tough could a vacuum system and chamber be?'"

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  1. Sounds dangerous by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've seen Battlestar Galactica. First you build one, then it tries to kill you!

  2. Most everyone claims to have a 12" cyclotron... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...when most cyclotrons are only around 5.5 inches.