The basic research tool at SLAC is an intense beam of electrons that have been accelerated by an electric field equivalent to 30 billion volts, making this the most powerful electron beam in the world.
The two-mile linear accelerator produces this field using high-power microwaves traveling through an evacuated waveguide. Electrons injected into one end of this pipe are continuously accelerated by this traveling field to very high energies.
The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center was renamed in 2009 to the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Notable for: unique electromechanical devices and systems in the longest accelerator in the world
Created by Don A. Sillers, founder of Peerless Manufacturing, and Alexander Clarke, this early Type M gas odorizer—Serial No. 2105—served from 1942 to 1992. It injected a precise amount of pungent liquid into the gas flow. The patent was filed June 18, 1939, and granted (2,240,808) on May 6, 1941. The Type M odorizer established itself as a dependable, long-lasting safety device. This particular unit operated 25 years without maintenance.
Created by Don A. Sillers, founder of Peerless Manufacturing, and Alexander Clarke, this early Type M gas odorizer—Serial No. 2105—served from 1942 to 1992. It injected a precise amount of pungent liquid into the gas flow. The patent was filed June 18, 1939, and granted (2,240,808) on May 6,…
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The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center was renamed in 2009 to the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Notable for: unique electromechanical devices and systems in the longest accelerator in the world
The Stanford two-mile accelerator, the longest in the world,…
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The basic research tool at SLAC is an intense beam of electrons that have been accelerated by an electric field equivalent to 30 billion volts, making this the most powerful electron beam in the world.
The two-mile linear accelerator produces this field using high-power microwaves…
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