The Meson Factories
by T.E.O. Ericson, V.W. Hughes, D.E. Nagle
Publisher: University of California Press 1991
ISBN/ASIN: 0520075498
ISBN-13: 9780520075498
Number of pages: 861
Description:
The present volume is primarily a collection of commented reprints concerning the physics program at meson factories, the characteristics of the accelerators, and the major instrumentation as well as the applications, the history and future of these facilities.
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