A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol 8

'" When Accelerator sneaks out of the hospital, he runs into a mysterious young woman. Matsuri is stubborn, snobby, and claims to have a common enemy with Accelerator. But even if that''s true, Accelerator has his own problems to deal with--like the strange hallucinations he keeps having! "'

Accelerator, the most powerful psychic in Academy City, is quietly recovering from his injuries when trouble literally lands in his bedroom. A group of anti-evil zealots who call themselves “DA” are causing havoc, and it could threaten the city―not to mention the entire world! Although he hates to be bothered, a world-shaking threat may be enough to get Accelerator out of bed…especially if it involves the adorable Misaka Mikoto clone, “Last Order.”

'" Accelerator Vs. Hishigata''s coffins! But what awaits beyond…? "'

A FULL COURSE OF CRAZY Accelerator raids an insanity-laden banquet thrown by the Dark Side, where all sorts of taboo foods are served! How will he fare against the Full Course espers who use innocent children as ingredients? Darkness meets darkness in this volume as the Nectar Arc charges toward its finale!

FROM ANTI-ZERO TO ANTI-HERO As the battle between Accelerator and Full Course races toward its end, one young girl can’t escape the darkness of Academy City. To save her, Accelerator must behave like a true villain. Witness his descent as this spin-off about the worst of all heroes crashes headlong into its climactic final volume! The final volume!

A champion doesn't have to play nice to be on the side of good. Scavenger, a group of girls from the Dark Side of Academy City, have run Kato and Estelle ragged. But the strongest and most unsavory ESPer that Academy City has ever produced shows up just in the nick of time! It's villain vs. villain, in this story of an anti-hero who is Academy City's last hope!

' As accelerator science and technology progressed over the past several decades, the accelerators themselves have undergone major improvements in multiple performance factors: beam energy, beam power, and beam brightness. As a consequence, accelerators have found applications in a wide range of fields in our life and in our society. The current volume is dedicated to applications in energy and security, two of the most important and urgent topics in today''s world. This volume makes an effort to provide a review as complete and up to date as possible of this broad and challenging subject. It contains overviews on each of the two topics and a series of articles for in-depth discussions including heavy ion accelerator driven inertial fusion, linear accelerator-based ADS systems, circular accelerator-based ADS systems, accelerator-reactor interface, accelerators for fusion material testing, cargo inspection, proton radiography, compact neutron generators and detectors. It also has a review article on accelerator science and technology in Canada with a focus on the TRIUMF laboratory, and an article on the life of Bruno Touschek, a renowned accelerator physicist. Contents:Overview of Accelerator Applications in Energy (R W Garnett and R L Sheffield)Overview of Accelerator Applications for Security and Defense (A J Antolak)Heavy Ion Accelerator–Driven Inertial Fusion (I Hofmann)ADS Based on Linear Accelerators (W-M Pan and J-P Dai)Cyclotrons and FFAG Accelerators as Drivers for ADS (L Calabretta and F Méot)Accelerator–Reactor Coupling for Energy Production in Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles (F Heidet, N R Brown and M Haj Tahar)Accelerators for Fusion Materials Testing (J Knaster and Y Okumura)Low Energy Accelerators for Cargo Inspection (C-X Tang)Flash Proton Radiography (F E Merrill)Compact Neutron Sources for Energy and Security (M Uesaka and H Kobayashi)Detectors for Accelerator-Based Security Applications (G A Warren, S C Stave and E A Miller)Accelerator Science and Technology in Canada — From the Microtron to TRIUMF, Superconducting Cyclotrons and the Canadian Light Source (M K Craddock and R E Laxdal)Bruno Touschek: From Betatrons to Electron–Positron Colliders (C Bernardini, G Pancheri and C Pellegrini) Readership: Physicists and engineers in accelerator science and industry. Keywords:Accelerator Applications in Energy;Accelerator Applications in Security;Accelerator–Reactor Interface;ADS System;Fusion Material Testing;Proton Radiography;TRIUMF Lab;Bruno Touschek'

Touma Kamijou just can't catch a break. He might live in Academy City, a place full of more super powered students than you can shake a stick at, but his only superpower is his supernatural lack of luck. He wants nothing more than to keep a low profile, but when a girl named Index comes into his life, it gets more complicated and dangerous than ever!