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Why accelerate particles?

Why accelerate particles?

Comparison of a linear accelerator, cyclotron and synchrotron showing drift tubes, dees, a radio-frequency cavity and bending magnets

Particle accelerators give charged particles very large kinetic energies. High-energy beams can create new particles in collisions and probe tiny distances because their de Broglie wavelengths are smaller.

Accelerators, detectors and particle tracks Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Physics
  3. /Accelerators, detectors and particle tracks

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Physics Accelerators, detectors and particle tracks. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Physics is one of the most mathematically demanding A Levels -- at least 40% of the marks across the three papers require maths skills at Level 2 (GCSE) standard or above, so build calculation and graph-handling fluency alongside the conceptual content from the start.

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