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Molecular‐beam accelerator

JUL 01, 1965
Physics Today

The University of Chicago has received a grant of $193 275 from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for the construction of a molecular‐beam accelerator. The project will be directed by Lennard Wharton, assistant professor in Chicago’s Chemistry Department and Institute for the Study of Metals. The accelerator is intended for use in studying energy transfer in certain chemical reactions.

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