Holdings Engineering Physics Department Peter Axel Papers Finding Aid Title: Peter Axel Papers, 1940-82
ID: 11/10/34
Primary Creator: Axel, Peter (1923-1983)
Extent: 16.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: By type of activity and chronolgical or alphabetical thereunder
Subjects: Accelerators, American Physical Society, Appointments, Argonne National Laboratory, Association of American Law Schools - Faculty Recruitment, Atomic Energy, Bendix Aviation Corporation, Betatron, Bohr Instutute, Niels, Computers, Course Materials, Electronics, Faculty Papers, Gordon Research Conferences, International Programs, Linac Accelerators, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory, Mechanics, Monochromator, National Science Foundation (NSF), Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Structure, Particle Physics, Photonuclear Reactions, Physics, Physics Department, Physics Research Laboratory, Radioactivity, Superconducting Accelerators, University Club, University Research Board, University Senate, Vacuum Tube Circuits
Formats/Genres: Papers
Languages: English
Paper of Peter Axel, M.S. PhD. '49, (1923-83), professor of physics (1948-83), including correspondence (1946-82), physics course materials (1946-76), budgets, manuscripts, notes, proposals, publications (1949-82), reports, technical notes, biographical information (1955-76), conference announcements and programs (1950-83), Axel's student course notes (1940, 1946-48) and related material on teaching and research in nuclear physics, photonuclear reactions and the compound nucleus, lower energy superconducting accelerators, radioactivity, electronics and nuclear instrumentation. The papers include material on physics departmental committees and responsibilities (1946-82); University Senate, boards and committees (1960-61, 1969-83); academic staff appointments (1968-82); graduate students (1950-82); visiting researchers (1957-79); nuclear physics curriculum (1965-75); Physics Research Laboratory (1966-82); 22 MeV Betatron (1951-62); monochromator (1953-61); LINAC superconducting accelerator (1963-75); MUSL-2 accelerator (1975-81); American Physical Society, Division of Nuclear Physics (1967-82); Argonne National Laboratory (1966-72); Gordon Research Conference on Photonuclear Reactions (1959-77) and nuclear structure physics (1980-82); National Science Foundation, Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (1975-82) and grants; MIT, Radiation Laboratory (1940-46) and consulting (1946-55).
Accelerators
American Physical Society
Appointments
Argonne National Laboratory
Association of American Law Schools - Faculty Recruitment
Atomic Energy
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Betatron
Bohr Instutute, Niels
Computers
Course Materials
Electronics
Faculty Papers
Gordon Research Conferences
International Programs
Linac Accelerators
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory
Mechanics
Monochromator
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Structure
Particle Physics
Photonuclear Reactions
Physics
Physics Department
Physics Research Laboratory
Radioactivity
Superconducting Accelerators
University Club
University Research Board
University Senate
Vacuum Tube Circuits
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