Answer to Question #112390 in Atomic and Nuclear Physics for DEEPAK SINGH

Question

Distinguish between an accelertor and deterctor with one example each.

Answer 1

Detectoris a device used to detect, track and/ or identify ionizing particles suchas those produced by nuclear decay, cosmic radiation or reactionin a paticle accelerator and also know as radiation detector example is Gasfilled detector

Accelerator is a machine or instrument that uses electromagnetic field to propel charged particles to very high speed and energies and contan them in a well defined beams also used for besic research in patial particles. there are two besics of accelerator thus is electrostatic and electrodynamic