CERN · the unseen first step520 / 750 kV
1958–1978 · Meyrin, Switzerland
Before a proton became a physics experiment
Long before the spectacular collisions, a precise high-voltage source had to set the beam in motion.
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Fermilab · US particle physics−750 kV DC
1970–2012 · Batavia, Illinois, USA
A Swiss name in an American accelerator manual
For decades, a −750 kV source carried a recognisable name inside Fermilab’s injector system.
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The first steps of nuclear research1 MeV
1951 · Prague-Hostivař, Czechoslovakia
The accelerator in the film-studio mill
A 1 MeV machine arrived in post-war Prague — and took time to tame.
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Toulouse · electron microscopy1,5 MV
1965 · Toulouse, France
To see something tiny, build something enormous
A 1.5 MV high-voltage supply gave an electron microscope an extraordinary source of stability.
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