🤩 SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory runs a linear particle accelerator. Today, scientists and engineers at SLAC use the accelerator to generate a very powerful X-ray laser. Such a refined X-ray light beam is used to penetrate deep into matter at the molecular and atomic level, and allows scientists to produce "movies" of the behavior of these atoms and molecules. Generally it's very difficult to look at atoms and see how they behave and that's why SLAC built this X-ray laser. Technically it'

Linac 4 has taken over from the retired Linac 2 as the first accelerator in the LHC injection chain! It has reached its first milestone to inject particles at an energy of 160 MeV and will contribute to an #LHC luminosity increase by 2021. Read more: https://home.cern/news/press-release/cern/cern-celebrates-completion-linac-4-its-brand-new-linear-particle | CERN

1.4K views · 56 reactions | AWAKE is CERN's plasma wakefield accelerator, a new breed of collider that can study fundamental physics in new ways. AWAKE's project lead Edda Gschwendtner explains how wakefield accelerators work https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360299-the-cern-particle-accelerator-that-will-breathe-new-life-into-physics/ | New Scientist | Facebook

How do you power a particle accelerator? How do you keep it running after decades of use? This film is the first in a brand new series diving into the detail of particle accelerators and their many applications. Stay tuned for a new film each week over the next two months, and thanks to the Science and Technology Facilities Council for supporting this series. | Royal Institution of Great Britain

16K views · 227 reactions | ⚛️ Particle accelerators have many applications in medicine, industry and research. These machines accelerate charged particles, such as electrons and protons, to high speeds, sometimes even close to the speed of light. Watch to find out more. | International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Facebook