(from the article `mass spectrometry`) The tandem electrostatic accelerator (see particle accelerator: Van de Graaff generators) quickly displaced all other machines for this purpose, ... In most constant-voltage accelerators, Van de Graaff generators are the source of high voltage, and most of the electrostatic proton accelerators ... ...
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tandem accelerator A particle nuclear accelerator that derives its name from the two stages of acceleration that particles undergo. In one version, heavy negatively charged ions are accelerated through one potential difference before being stripped of more electrons and accelerated again in a system using two or more Van de Graaff generators. Dev...
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