Particle Accelerators Tutorial

Divide into 3 groups. Each group should answer the Foundation Question plus one of the three Group questions. Each group should prepare to present to the other groups what they have learned. 

Foundation Question for all 3 groups:  What is a particle accelerator?

Group questions (one per group):

1. What are 3-5 major milestones in the development of particle acclerators? Describe them.
2. How are particles accelerated and how are they steered?
3. Describe 2-4 modern particle accelerator facilities. Include the LHC. Describe them. How do they compare?

Each group reports when finished.

Resources:

• Sutori - the evolution of the particle accelerator
• Wikipedia - particle accelerators
• CERN- How an accelerator works
• ELSA - Particle Accelerators Around the World
• symmetry - Ten things you might not know about particle acclerators
• The Particle Adventure