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The idea of producing energetic particles by passing them through a succession of low voltage gaps arranged in a straight line, is one of the oldest in the field of accelerators, dating back at least to 1924. This historical precedence is probably due more to the simplicity of the concept than to any intrinsic merit, but the method has unique features which establish for it an important role in medium and high energy physics, medicine, and certain industrial applications.
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Smith, L. (1959). Linear Accelerators. In: Creutz, E. (eds) Nuclear Instrumentation I / Instrumentelle Hilfsmittel der Kernphysik I. Encyclopedia of Physics / Handbuch der Physik, vol 8 / 44. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45926-9_7
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