The 1940s saw the origins of linear electron accelerators that directly led to the 2-mile-long accelerator at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. SLAC archivist Jean Deken presents a pictorial history ...
Synchrotrons and accelerators constitute the cornerstone of modern physical research and technology, enabling the precise probing of matter at microscopic and subatomic scales. Synchrotrons are ...
Particle accelerators are the engines of particle physics research at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. They generate nearly light-speed, subatomic particles that scientists study to get to the ...