Particle accelerator Definition and 209 Threads

So, according to Relativity, as an oject approaches the speed of light, it's mass increases and the Energy required to sustain the motion goes to infinity, basically making high speed travel almost impossible. How is it that Particle accelerators are able to accelerate Protons at 99.99% of...

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Heres one more question In a particle accelerator, an alpha particle with a mass of 6.64 x10^-27 kg is moving with a speed of 2.50x10^7 m/s. It is moving perpendicularily through a magnetic field of intensity 0.150 T. Using appropriote equations and method find the radius of curvature of...

How do particle accelerators contribute to physics? I know after you smash particles together, you get a bunch of resultant particles, and then they annihilate. But we've been doing that for a long time; we've observed many collisions, and many particles, so why do we keep smashing particles...

Has anyone ever been to Fermi Lab near Chicago? I was wondering about it, because I read about it in a book talking about particle accelerators.

Can anyone give me a link to or information about how to build a PRACTICAL particle accelerator? Like one that would fit inside a basement or garage? Please, no handhelds that can't do much, and no mile-long underground accelerators that require their own nuclear power plant. I am interested...

I was wondering how to build a particle accelerator at home. If it is possible, please tell me how. Thank You -ATCG

I have seen a few references to neutral particle accelerators, anybody know how they work? For example, how would it be possible to accelerate a neutron to near-c velocity?

I enjoy the X-Files; big surprise eh? Sometime the references to scientific subjects just kill me. I just saw an episode where Moldy and Smelly visit an particle accelerator. They use billions of megawatts to make Meesons.