SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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Aerial view of former linear accelerator
Established1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Research typePhysical sciences
Budget$383 million (2017)[1]
Field of research
Accelerator physics
Photon science
DirectorJohn L. Sarrao
Staff1,684
Address2575 Sand Hill Rd.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
LocationMenlo Park, California, United States
37°25′03″N 122°12′09″W / 37.41750°N 122.20250°W / 37.41750; -122.20250
Campus172 ha (426 acres)
NicknameSLAC
AffiliationsU.S. Department of Energy
Operating agency
Stanford University
Burton Richter
Richard E. Taylor
Martin L. Perl
Websiteslac.stanford.edu
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is located in California
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Location in California
Stanford Linear Accelerator
General properties
Accelerator typelinear accelerator
Beam typeelectrons
Target typefixed target
Beam properties
Maximum energy50 GeV
Physical properties
Length3.2 km (2.0 mi)
LocationMenlo Park, California
InstitutionStanford University, US-DOE
Dates of operation1966–2006
Succeeded byLCLS

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,[2][3] is a federally funded research and development center in Menlo Park, California, United States. Founded in 1962, the laboratory is now sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and administrated by Stanford University. It is the site of the Stanford Linear Accelerator, a 3.2 kilometer (2-mile) linear accelerator constructed in 1966 that could accelerate electrons to energies of 50 GeV.

Today SLAC research centers on a broad program in atomic and solid-state physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine using X-rays from synchrotron radiation and a free-electron laser as well as experimental and theoretical research in elementary particle physics, astroparticle physics, and cosmology. The laboratory is under the programmatic direction of the United States Department of Energy Office of Science.

  1. ^ Labs at a glance - SLAC http://science.energy.gov/laboratories/slac-national-accelerator-laboratory/ Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "SLAC renamed to SLAC Natl. Accelerator Laboratory". The Stanford Daily. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Stanford Linear Accelerator Center renamed SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory" (Press release). SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.