Article ID: CBB001320784

50 Years of Experimental Particle Physics in Bonn. A Personal Recollection (2013)

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The first synchrotron for electrons in Europe was built at the Physikalisches Institut Bonn in the fifties, and two electron accelerators were built in the following decades. For fifty years, accelerators in Bonn have been in use for studying particle physics in scattering experiments with electron and photon beams, and for research and development of new detector components in both accelerator and experimental technology. Also, for fifty years, experimental groups in Bonn have worked on external experiments at accelerators and storage rings in the large research centres CERN and DESY. In this article, the long history of experimental particle physics in Bonn and at external accelerators is reviewed. It is shown that the interplay between an institute at a university and research centres can be very fruitful. Running accelerators at the institute supported by well equipped workshops were the basis for a wide range of technical developments. Most of the work was carried out in the hands of students. This was successful and guaranteed optimal possibilities for their education. The article is based on the personal recollection of the author.

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Authors & Contributors
Crease, Robert P.
Michael Wiescher
Yahya Shamekhi
Justin J. W. Powell
Yuan Chih Fu
David P. Baker
Concepts
Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics
Physics
Particle accelerators
Research institutes; research stations
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Government sponsored science
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
20th century, early
19th century
Places
Switzerland
Germany
Europe
Brazil
Argentina
United States
Institutions
Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (United States)
Sanford Underground Research Facility
Universidade de Lisboa
Brookhaven National Laboratory (United States)
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