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Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

World's smallest particle accelerator is 54 million times smaller than the Large Hadron Collider, and it works

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World's smallest particle accelerator is 54 million times smaller than the Large Hadron Collider, and it works

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Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

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Scientists have created the world's first nanophotonic electron accelerator, which speeds negatively charged particles with mini laser pulses and is small enough to fit on a coin.

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Saying something is smaller than the LHC (even by orders of magnitude) isn’t that hot a take. Few partical accelleraters are not smaller than the LHC.