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- Great Tools for Science and Industry - Particle accelerators are very useful tools. More than 30,000 are in operation around the world. They all use electric fields to accelerate charged particles. In a linear accelerator (top), particles speed up as they travel through a series of units powered by alternating electric fields. In a synchrotron (bottom), magnetic fields force particles to travel in a circle. With each lap the particles receive a boost as they travel through a unit with an electric field.
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- Exhibits and Installations
Illustrations
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- Date
- 02/01/2013
- Image Number (linked to high res image):
- 13-0042-03
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