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electrons
it
accelerates
can reach tens or
even
hundreds
of
thousands
of watts.
It
is suitable for
use in
radiation
processing of film-type materials etc.
The
high-voltage multipler is a small
powerful
radiation
source.
It
can
for be used for curing coatings and
producing
thousands of tonnes of polyformaldehyde.
The high frequency, high voltage accelerator -
the Dynamitron, is a high-power accelerator of over
also known as
million
volts
developed
in the early 60's. It is characterized by its
high voltage and its relatively high output of electric
current.
It can be used for irradiating relatively thick materials such as
electric wire and cables and heat shrinkable casing.
The long filament electron accelerator,
also known as the
electron acclerator, is
small, a
screen
type
screening electron beam irradiation installation,
handy, self-
which requires
thick protective wall as a radiation shield. It is used for
treating the surface of film and for irradiation curing of the
coatings of plastics, paper and cloth.
of
The linear electron accelerator can achieve electron beams
comparatively
high
energy.
It is now widely used in
industry, for diagnostic purposes and for treating cancer. It is
also used in the irradiation of polythene electric wire and
cable and for vulcanization of silicon rubber.
The electron accelerator
easily controllable,
uses a simple process which is
has a low power consumption and produces no
pollution. It is an important piece of equipment in radiation
technology. In 1980 there were over 300 electron
processing
accelerators in the world taking part,
either on an industrial
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