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They accelerate particles using magnets. Once going at speed close to the speed of light, particles smash into each other. Accelerators are used to examine the properties of subatomic particles. There is an accelerator in Chicago called Fermilab, and another, larger on in Europe. See the large hadron collider for more info on current accelerators.
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∙ 12y agoThey accelerate particles using magnets. Once going at speed close to the speed of light, particles smash into each other. Accelerators are used to examine the properties of subatomic particles. There is an accelerator in Chicago called Fermilab, and another, larger on in Europe. See the large hadron collider for more info on current accelerators.
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∙ 13y agoBy moving atomic particles at high speeds until they "crash" into each other. By doing this, scientists hope to create new elements and/or isotopes.
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Is there any proof that antimatter exists?
Yes. Antiparticles are regularly produced and observed in particle accelerators.
What is the scientific principle behind particle accelators?
particle accelerators work by accelerating a charged particle in a magnetic field where the lines of magnetic flux are such that the particle is accelerated into a circular path. This is so that the force produced by such a motion and magnetic field is perpendicular to both the lines of magnetic flux and the velocity of the particle. The stronger the magnetic field and the faster the particle is moving, the more of a force is required (i.e stronger magnetic field) to keep the particle accelerating. Only a charged particle is affected by a magnetic field so only charged particles can be used inside a particle accelerators (i.e protons and electrons.) neutrons have a charge of zero and are not affected by magnetic fields.
What is particle collision?
Particle collision usually refers to two subatomic particles slamming into each other at high speeds causing them to break into smaller particles. These speeds are created by particle accelerators.
Do the electrons move the speed of the light?
No, because the orbital is really just an abraction - the electron isn't racing around the orbital like a racecar, so there isn't a speed. The orbital is a better measure of the electrons potential energy.
What do scientist use to smash together tiny bits of matter using what?
Scientists use particle accelerators to collide atoms.
What are particle accelerators also called?
Particle accelerators are also known as atom smashers
How large are particle accelerators?
Small particle accelerators can sit on a desktop, large circular ones can be miles across
What has the author Robert R Wilson written?
Robert R. Wilson has written: 'Particle accelerators' -- subject(s): Particle accelerators
When were Particle accelerators first developed?
Particle accelerators were first developed by John D. Cockcroft and Ernest T. S. Walton in 1932
How do we make artificial elements?
In particle accelerators.
What has the author Emmerich Chabot written?
Emmerich Chabot has written: 'Neural computation and particle accelerators' -- subject(s): Particle accelerators, Neural computers
Where is synthetic elements made?
in nuclear reactors and particle accelerators
Why are particle accelerators important to scientist?
They help find what matter is made of.
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What are high energy particle accelerators
What has the author Helmut Wiedemann written?
Helmut Wiedemann has written: 'Particle accelerator physics II' -- subject(s): Beam dynamics, Particle accelerators, Design and construction 'Particle accelerator physics' -- subject(s): Beam dynamics, Linear accelerators
Are particle accelerators the same as super colliders?
Sort of. Particle accelerators are anything that take particles (usually electrons or protons) and accelerate them to high speeds. Super colliders are really powerful particle accelerators along with a bunch of equipment to measure what happens when the particles collide. So when someone talks about a particle accelerator, they're usually talking about colliders. But there are lots of things that are particle accelerators that aren't colliders. The old CRT computer monitors (heavy ones that are about as deep as they are wide) accelerate electrons and shoot them into the glass plate in front to make light, so there's a particle accelerator inside.
What does the super collider do?
i have no idea, i just know they are high enegy particle accelerators
