Breakthrough: Fermilab Accelerator Technology

Multimedia · Mon Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1149361

There are more than 30,000 particle accelerators in operation around the world. At Fermilab, scientists are collaborating with other laboratories and industry to optimize the manufacturing processes for a new type of powerful accelerator that uses superconducting niobium cavities. Experimenting with unique polishing materials, a Fermilab team has now developed an efficient and environmentally friendly way of creating cavities that can propel particles with more than 30 million volts per meter.

• Research Organization: FNAL (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States))
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 1149361
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATOR
SUPERCONDUCTING
NIOBIUM
CAVITIES
PARTICLE PHYSICS
RADIO FREQUENCY
POLISHING
TECHNOLOGY
TUMBLER