An Accelerator for Isotope Conversion - The Recycle Accelerator

The nature of charged particle - complex nuclei reaction cross sections suggests an isotope conversion accelerator in which a circulating beam kept at constant energy repeatedly traverses a thin target. Statistical deviations in target energy loss and emergent direction induce betatron and synchrotron oscillations. These limit the number of traversals before particle loss, but to useable values. However, the requirements of storage ring injection may reduce the advantage of this accelerator over conventional types.