print email comment close Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) Virtual Visitor Center URL: http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/ Description: This site, written for the layperson, presents information about subatomic particle accelerators including diagrams of their different components, their history, applications, the method of detecting the particles, theories, cosmic rays, and experiments being conducted at the Center as well as Nobel Prize winners in Physics at the Center. Also features information about the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL). Includes a glossary and photos. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Particle accelerators Particles (Nuclear physics) LII Database Information: Record 15016 created by Dana Lubow on 10/10/1999 Last modification on 11/14/2006 Published: 10/10/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15016