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The
primary piece of equipment used by particle physicists in their
research is the particle accelerator. The three main types of
accelerators are linear accelerators, cyclotrons, and synchrotrons.
Both Fermilab's Tevatron accelerator and CERN's soon-to-be-completed
Large Hadron Collider are synchrotrons.
| The Particle
Physics exhibit was created by the PASI
2007 team, Kevin Cullinan and Tom Gruenauer, both of the CAS Instrument Machine Shop.
The aim of this exhibit is to show the complexity of the world of particle
physics and particle accelerators in an easy to understand manner that is
geared towards the general public.
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To take part in a self-guided
tour, dial 1-888-744-0529, then 19.
| | Here is a link to a Flash presentation explaining Cyclotrons and Synchrotrons. If the animation does not start, check that your security settings permit
running ActiveX controls and that you have Adobe's Flash Player installed on
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Much of the research at the accelerators has been geared
towards the discovery of the Higgs boson, the so-called "God particle".
The current theory is that the particles of the Standard Model gain
mass through interaction with the field created by the Higgs boson.
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