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The characteristics and performance of the variable energy cyclotron at Chandigarh have been described. The machine operates for protons at 1 to 5 MeV, for deuterons at 4 MeV, for alphas from 1 to 2 MeV and 7 to 8 MeV, and He3++ upto 11 MeV. The resolved beams of different particles from 30 nA to 1 μA have been obtained at the target with a resolution of about 30 keV. The magnetic field and the beam profile in the chamber are discussed. Various gamma-ray and charged particle spectra are given to indicate the performance of the accelerator.
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Govil, I.M., Hans, H.S. The Chandigarh variable energy cyclotron. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Engg. Sci.) 3, 237–252 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02861563
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