Talk:Electrostatic particle accelerator

Welcome to the new page

As I re-wrote and considerably expanded this section on the particle accelerator page today after rearranging the layout last night, it became clear that I had too much information to clog up a page generally discussing all types of accelerators with this important, but specific type. Noting that basically every other accelerator class has its own page and only a small blurb there, I felt following this custom was a good idea. DAID (talk) 10:50, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Improvements

The main thing lacking right now, in my mind, is discussion of the Cockcroft-Walton method and any mention of Dynamitrons. I've never worked with these kinds of machines, so until I can do some secondary research, I need help! DAID (talk) 10:50, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Suggested rename to "Electrostatic particle accelerator"

Since the majority of accelerators of this type are actually not used for nuclear physics (see the % breakdown in the particle accelerators article "Uses" section), I think this title might be more accurate. If we want to limit the scope to machines used for physics research, it may be OK as it stands. Wwheaton (talk) 16:49, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Nuclear is implying they are accelerating nuclei, not that they are used for nuclear physics. Ion implantation and radiotherapy are using nuclear beams. There is a reasonable discussion of this in the introduction, but I should grab the numbers from the particle page and syndicate them here where its relevant. So that point might be cleared up. It was mainly that I didn't call it a generic 'particle' accelerator because they are used for accelerating ions. Some redirects could be useful, and I'm not opposed to changing the name of the page, but since a majority are accelerating nuclei, then grouping in other kinds of particles doesn't make a lot of sense. The name can involve DC, for example DAID (talk) 23:56, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

OK; sorry I missed the explanation in the intro. Wwheaton (talk) 14:34, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

I've often appreciated your contributions to accelerator-related Wikipedia articles. I've been doing some digging, and I am finding that historically these are 'DC Accelerators'. Perhaps this satisfies us? Anyway, as this appears to be the correct historical name, it seems easy to agree on. And it removes your concern, and I am happy with it. I will wait some time. Pending no comments, I will make the page redirects and so on... DAID (talk) 07:58, 23 October 2011 (UTC)