= Electrostatic accelerator
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An electrostatic accelerator gives a <charged particle> <kinetic energy> by taking it through a sustained <electric potential difference>. Its <ion source>, accelerating tube and target form a particularly direct chain: prepare a charge, let an <electric field> do <work>, and measure what arrives or what the target emits. A <vacuum> reduces collisions with gas before the beam reaches its target. The <Cockcroft-Walton generator> supplies the potential by accumulating <electric charge> on <capacitors>.
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