Since their debut in the late 1920s, particle accelerators have
evolved into a backbone for the development of science and
technology in modern society. Of about 30,000 accelerators at work
in the world today, a majority is for applications in industry
(about 20,000 systems worldwide). There are two major categories of
industrial applications: materials processing and treatment, and
materials analysis. Materials processing and treatment includes ion
implantation (semi-conductor materials, metals, ceramics, etc.) and
electron beam irradiation (sterilization of medical devices, food
pasteurization, treatment of carcasses and tires, cross-linking of
polymers, cutting and welding, curing of composites, etc.).
Materials analysis covers ion beam analysis (IBA), non-destructive
detection using photons and neutrons, as well as accelerator mass
spectrometry (AMS). All the products that are processed, treated
and inspected using beams from particle accelerators are estimated
to have a collective value of US$500 billion per annum worldwide.
Accelerators are also applied for environment protection, such as
purifying drinking water, treating waste water, disinfecting sewage
sludge and removing pollutants from flue gases. Industrial
accelerators continue to evolve, in terms of new applications,
qualities and capabilities, and reduction of their costs.
Breakthroughs are encountered whenever a new product is made, or an
existing product becomes more cost effective. Their impact on our
society continues to grow with the potential to address key issues
in economics or the society of today. This volume contains fourteen
articles, all authored by renowned scientists in their respective
fields.
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