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How an accelerator works
Read how the accelerators at CERN get particles travelling close to the speed of light.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
A site which contains lots of information about particles and particle accelerators. Lots of information and a good glossary make this site especially good for post-16 research projects.
Particle accelerators
A good guide to particle accelerators: why they're used, how they work and the research being done with them.
Cyclotron
The cyclotron was one of the earliest types of particle accelerators, and is still used as the first stage of some large multi-stage particle accelerators. It makes use of the magnetic force on a ...
The cherry pie collider
A great article looking at the difference between the LHC and the ILC particle accelerators.
Relativistic heavy ion collider
The particle accelerator, its construction, and some of the experiments running on it.
About Superconductivity
Useful pages about superconductors and their various applications including maglev trains, particle accelerators and MRI scanners.
Virtual Library: Physics
A page of links to other sites, mostly about acoustics, astronomy and particle accelerators
CERNland
A great interactive site all about CERN and the LHC. Explore the world's biggest particle accelerator, play games and watch videos.
