Particle accelerator
A particle accelerator is a device that uses electric and/or magnetic fields to propel electrically charged particles to high speeds.
Linear particle accelerators
:For the main article, see Linear particle accelerator.
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In a linear accelerator, particles are accelerated in a straight line, with a target of interest at one end. Linacs are very widely used - every cathode ray tube contains one, and they are also used to provide an initial low energy kick to particles before they are injected into circular accelerators.
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The longest Linac in the world is the Stanford Linear Accelerator, which is 3 km (2 miles) long. SLAC is an electron-positron machine
Related Topics:
Stanford Linear Accelerator - Positron
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | High Energy Machines |
| ► | Low Energy Machines |
| ► | Linear particle accelerators |
| ► | Circular accelerators |
| ► | Targets and Detectors |
| ► | Higher energies |
| ► | References |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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