Cavendish Laboratory : Part of the Cockcroft-Walton step generator
Cavendish Laboratory
<p style='text-align: justify;'>The interior of the Cockcroft and Walton step generator. See: Proc. Roy. Soc. A137, 619, 1932. The Cockcroft and Walton step generator is a voltage multiplier that converts AC or pulsing DC electrical power from a low voltage to a higher DC voltage using only capacitors and diodes. Its location in the final accelerator design in shown in P63.</p>