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The legacy of Liverpool’s forgotten synchrocyclotron

11 May 2022
Taken from the May 2022 issue of Physics World.

The University of Liverpool’s synchrocyclotron helped define physics in the 20th century, yet little trace of it remains. Rob Lea looks into the history of this lost machine

Sepia photograph of a large vehicle carryubg a load wider than the street. To one side and behind are red brick buildings, to the left is a metal fence. Men in suits and in working class clothing stand around the vehicle
This was once the future The synchrocyclotron’s massive magnet being delivered to Mount Pleasant in Liverpool in 1951. In the background, windows are taped and boarded showing that the city was still suffering the effects of bomb damage from the Second World War. (Courtesy: The Victoria Gallery & Museum: University of Liverpool)
The Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral at the peak of Mount Pleasant in Liverpool, UK, represents a uni

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Rob Lea is a science writer based in Liverpool, UK, Twitter @sciencef1rst
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