A linear particle accelerator is a type of particle accelerator that accelerates charged subatomic particles or ions to a high speed by subjecting them to a series of oscillating electric potentials a
The linac within the Australian Synchrotron uses radio waves from a series of RF cavities at the start of the linac to accelerate the electron beam in bunches to energies of 100 MeV.
Quadrupole magnets surrounding the linac of the Australian Synchrotron are used to help focus the electron beam
The Stanford University superconducting linear accelerator, housed on campus below the Hansen Labs until 2007. This facility is separate from SLAC
A synchrotron is a particular type of cyclic particle accelerator, descended from the cyclotron, in which the accelerating particle beam travels around a fixed closed-loop path. The strength of the ma
Linear particle accelerator
…used for the production of X-rays for inspection or therapy, then the pipe may be only 0.5 to 1.5 meters long. If the device is to be an injector for a synchrotron, it may be about ten meters long. If the device is used as the primary accelerator for nuclear particle investigations, it may be several thousand…
The first synchrotron to use the "racetrack" design with straight sections, a 300 MeV electron synchrotron at University of Michigan in 1949, designed by Dick Crane
The interior of the Australian Synchrotron facility, a synchrotron light source. Dominating the image is the storage ring, showing a beamline at front right. The storage ring's interior includes a synchrotron and a linac.
The Birmingham proton synchrotron under construction
Hitachi synchrotron used for heavy ion particle therapy