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Does anybody have any tips/ advice on building a simple cyclotron? I read about Michio Kaku making an accelorater when he was a teen and was wondering how to make one.
My tip is "don't try it!". Cyclotrons are very complex and expensive devices requiring expensive large magnets, expensive quality vacuum systems, relatively high powered RF transmitting gear, plenty of complex machining and construction as well as highly advanced calculations needed to get the beams focused etc. It is not a hobby project even in a small scale.Does anybody have any tips/ advice on building a simple cyclotron? I read about Michio Kaku making an accelorater when he was a teen and was wondering how to make one.