Accelerator on a Chip (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Accelerator on a Chip

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SLAC and Stanford scientists used nanofabricated chips of fused silica just three millimeters long to accelerate electrons at a rate 10 times higher than conventional particle accelerator technology.

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Matt Beardsley, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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