Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

:This is an article about the particle physics research facility. For other uses of SLAC, see SLAC (disambiguation).

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Particle physics - SLAC (disambiguation)

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The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) is a U.S. national laboratory operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy. The 3 kilometer (1.9 mile) long underground accelerator is the longest linear accelerator in the world, and the above-ground klystron gallery 30 feet atop the beam line is the longest building in the United States.

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U.S. - National laboratory - Stanford University - Department of Energy - Accelerator - Linear accelerator - Klystron - Beam line

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