Aki Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Is is easier (ie less energy) to accelerate a particle in a linear collider or in a cyclotron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Is is easier (ie less energy) to accelerate a particle in a linear collider or in a cyclotron? Depends. It turns out leptons are easier in a linear accelerator. For more massive particles, like protons/neutrons and atom nuclei it is better in a storage ring (a circularaccelerator). An example of linear version is SLAC at Stanford. I got to visit this in 2003 as part of aphysics class I took at UCI. An example of a circular version is either Fermilab at Batavia, IL (I got to visit this in 1979 as part of a physics class at Purdue) or CERN in Switzerland. ;) Maddog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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