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The International Linear Collider: Gateway to the Quantum Universe [Pdf]
This fascinating report describes the planned International Linear Collider, a particle accelerator, and explains how it will work and the scientific rationale behind it. Much of the material is presented in relatively easy to understand...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Accelerators
After providing general information on accelerators, this site breaks down into several categories, including Accelerators in Use, Accelerators in Research, The History of Accelerators, and Discoveries Made with the Help of Accelerators.
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International Linear Collider: How Does the Ilc Work? [Pdf]
The proposed International Linear Collider will be thirty-one kilometers long, This poster gives a basic explanation of how it will work.
Symmetry Magazine
Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: The International Linear Collider
The International Linear Collider, when built, will be larger than the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva. A short description is given here. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few paragraphs the...
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Desy: Aachen the First Operational Linac
A chapter of an autobiography of Rolf Wideroe, an important figure in the development of accelerators. This chapter discusses the first linear accelerator.
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International Linear Collider: Possible Benefits From Ilc Technology
Research with linear colliders may enormously benefit fields such as medicine, computing and the environment. Examples include medical proton therapy and the potential of being able to render nuclear waste harmless. A wonderful side...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Cern: Linear Accelerator
From CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research, this site provides a brief description of the physics underlying how a linear accelerator works.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Cern: Accelerate the Particle
Contains a game which illustrates the manner in which changing electromagnetic fields can accelerate charged particles in a linear accelerator.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Linear
Use this site to learn about the invention of the linear accelerator and how it works.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Continuous Electron Beam
A diagram of the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Virginia.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Accelerators
This site is provided for by the Stanford University. Part of SLACs virtual visitors center outlining the construction and operation of a linear accelerator, including descriptions of each of the major parts. Good physics content for...