Particle Accelerator
A device (i.e., machine) used to produce high-energy high-speed beams of charged particles, such as electrons , protons, or heavy ions, for research in high-energy and nuclear physics, synchrotron radiation research, medical therapies, and some industrial applications.
See also: Acceleration, Centre European pour Rechearche Nucleaire, Cyclotron, Electron, Neutron, Particle Beam, Proton, Velocity.
Subjects: Physics
- Weblinks:
- CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research.
- Fermilab A US Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics.
- Australian Synchrotron A source of highly intense light ranging from infrared to hard x-rays used for a wide variety of research purposes.
- Fermilab A US Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics.