The reason for most of the development of of particle accelerators has been because they are needed to research into the properties of atomic nuclei and subatomic particles. A particle accelerator produces a beam of fast-moving, electrically charged atomic or subatomic particles.
Cyclotron
Ernest Orlando Lawrence invented
the cyclotron, a device that greatly increased the speed with which projectiles
could be hurled at atomic nuclei, the first particle accelerator to achieve
high energies.
Particle
Accelerators Around the World
Particle accelerators and their
laboratories; listed by location and particle type.
ParticleAdventure.org
The Particle Adventure is an award-winning
site that introduces the theory of fundamental particles and forces.
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Innovations
Superconductors
