SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Aerial view of former linear accelerator | |
| Established | 1962 |
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| Research type | Physical sciences |
| Budget | $383 million (2017)[1] |
Field of research | Accelerator physics Photon science |
| Director | John L. Sarrao |
| Staff | 1,684 |
| Address | 2575 Sand Hill Rd. Menlo Park, California 94025 |
| Location | Menlo Park, California, United States 37°25′03″N 122°12′09″W / 37.41750°N 122.20250°W |
| Campus | 172 ha (426 acres) |
| Nickname | SLAC |
| Affiliations | US Department of Energy |
Operating agency | Stanford University |
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| Website | www6 |
| Map | |
Location in California | |
| General properties | |
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| Accelerator type | Linear accelerator |
| Beam type | Electrons |
| Target type | Fixed target |
| Beam properties | |
| Maximum energy | 50 GeV |
| Physical properties | |
| Length | 3.2 km (2 mi)[2]: 55 |
| Location | Menlo Park, California |
| Institution | Stanford University, US-DOE |
| Dates of operation | 1966–2006 |
| Succeeded by | LCLS |
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,[3][4] 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 km (2 mi) linear accelerator constructed in 1966 that could accelerate electrons to energies of 50 GeV.[2]: 55
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, accelerator physics, astroparticle physics, and cosmology. The laboratory is under the programmatic direction of the United States Department of Energy Office of Science.
- ^ "Labs at a glance – SLAC". Science.Energy.gov. United States Department of Energy. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014.
- ^ a b Neal, R.B. (1968). "Chap. 5" (PDF). The Stanford Two-Mile Accelerator. New York, New York: W.A. Benjamin. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ "SLAC renamed to SLAC Natl. Accelerator Laboratory". The Stanford Daily. October 16, 2008. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013.
- ^ "Stanford Linear Accelerator Center renamed SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory" (Press release). SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.