Researchers build plasma accelerator that boosts electron energy and brightness at the same time

Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los ...
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Researchers develop clever algorithm to improve our understanding of particle beams in accelerators

Whenever SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's linear accelerator is on, packs of around a billion electrons each travel together at nearly the speed of light through metal piping. These electron ...
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How do particle accelerators really work?

Particle accelerators are often framed as exotic machines built only to chase obscure particles, but they are really precision tools that use electric fields and magnets to steer tiny beams of matter ...
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The long and strange lives of Enrico Fermi’s accelerator building at UChicago

The legend goes that after scientist Enrico Fermi helped bring an end to World War II through his crucial work on the Manhattan Project, he was asked what he’d like as a reward. The soft-spoken ...