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It's cute, but a lot more is doable at that level. Make a Van de Graaff generator, big enough to spew at least half a million volts, or perhaps a tandem generat
by Florin_Andrei 14y ago
It's cute, but a lot more is doable at that level. Make a Van de Graaff generator, big enough to spew at least half a million volts, or perhaps a tandem generator for a full megavolt goodness. Now connect that puppy to a vacuum chamber. That's a lot more serious stuff than a measly 45 kV thing.
Also, people have built cyclotrons at home. Just sayin'.
- Retric 14y agoMeh, if you want to be really pedantic a candle in a strong magnetic field is also a particle accelerator. You can even build a Farnsworth–Hirsch fusor for around 2k or less. But IMO a real particle accelerator need some sensors to find-out what happens after the collision.