California Institute of Technology. Synchrotron Laboratory.

The synchrotron was a new type of electron accelerator, succeeding the cyclotron by extending its voltage range. The Caltech Synchrotron, at one-billion volts (1 BeV), was the most powerful machine of its type ever built. Professor Robert L. Walker was in charge of the design, construction and eventual operation. In preliminary use in 1950; modified to increase energy level to 1.5 BeV by 1961. Operation ended in February 1970.

From the description of Records, 1949-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83317473

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