Accelerator on a Chip (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Accelerator on a Chip (1 of 2)

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Three "accelerators on a chip" made of silicon are mounted on a clear base. A shoebox-sized particle accelerator being developed under a $13.5 million Moore Foundation grant would use a series of these "accelerators on a chip" to boost the energy of electrons.

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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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