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https://partnerships.slac.stanford.eduDescription
The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) is a national laboratory operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy. Established in 1962, the Center is one of a handful of laboratories worldwide at the forefront of research in the basic constituents of matter and the forces that act upon them. It is operated as a national facility so that scientists from universities and research centers throughout the world may participate in the high energy physics program. It is also a pioneer in the field of synchrotron radiation research, and has been a leading national user-oriented synchrotron radiation facility for two decades.
Mission
SLAC's mission can be summarized as follows:
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Provide the accelerators, detectors, synchrotron light sources, and support needed for a national program in experimental and theoretical physics, and synchrotron radiation research;
- Advance the state of the art of accelerators and detectors, and synchrotron light sources;
- Contribute to the next generation of scientists and engineers;
- Transfer knowledge and innovative technology to the private sector;
- Achieve excellence in matters of environmental concern and in providing for the safety and health of its staff and the public.
Technology Disciplines
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Particle Physics & Astrophysics (PPA)
Scientists at SLAC's Particle Physics and Astrophysics develop and utilize unique instruments from underground to outer space to explore the ultimate laws of nature and the origins of the universe. Searching for answers to fundamental questions about the ultimate structure of matter and the forces between these fundamental particles, scientists use accelerators which speed electrons and anti-electrons to nearly the speed of light, and study their collisions and collisions from fixed target experiments. Using similar technology in astrophysics, space-based detectors will help us understand the birth and evolution of the universe.
Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests (FACET)
Advanced accelerator research promises to improve the power and efficiency of today's particle accelerators, enhancing applications in medicine and high-energy physics, and providing potential benefits for research in materials, biological and energy science. The Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experiment Tests (FACET) will study plasma acceleration, using short, intense pulses of electrons and positrons to create an acceleration source called a plasma wakefield accelerator. FACET also supports a broad user program in accelerator science, material science and other fields of research that require high-power beams and intense fields. Proposals are solicited from scientists all around the world and peer reviewed by an independent panel of experts.
Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)
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Linac Coherent Light Source 2575 Sand Hill Road, MS103
Menlo Park
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P: 650-926-3191Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 SLAC's two-mile-long linear accelerator (or linac) has begun a new phase of its career, with the creation of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). For nearly 50 years, SLAC's linac has produced high-energy electrons for cutting-edge physics experiments. Now, scientists continue this tradition of discovery by using the linac to drive a new kind of laser, creating X-ray pulses of unprecedented brilliance. LCLS produces pulses of X-rays more than a billion times brighter than the most powerful existing sources, the so-called synchrotron sources which are also based on large electron accelerators.
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source (SSRL)
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2575 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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P: 650-926-2033E: steph@slac.stanford.eduSecurity Clearance : Non Security Lab The SSRL at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory was built in 1974 to take and use for synchrotron studies the intense x-ray beams from the SPEAR storage ring that was originally built for particle. The facility is used by researchers from industry, government laboratories, and universities. These...
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
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Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource 2575 Sand Hill Road, MS 99
Menlo Park
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P: 650-926-2079/4000Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 TheStanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource(SSRL) provides extremely bright X-rays that scientists use for a wide range of research that probes matter on the scales of atoms and molecules. Studies target advances in energy science, human health, environmental cleanup, nanotechnology, novel materials and information technology, among others. As one of five light sources funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, SSRL enables research that benefits every sector of the American economy. SSRL also provides unique educational experiences and serves as a vital training ground for the nation's future scientific workforce.