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World’s smallest particle accelerator could revolutionize medicine and physics
- Scientists have activated the world’s smallest particle accelerator, a device as compact as a coin, with potential impact on medicine and physics.
- The accelerator, called a dielectric laser accelerator (DLA), uses nanophotonic structures to achieve stronger acceleration gradients than traditional methods.
- Measuring just 500 micrometers in length, the nanophotonic accelerator is significantly smaller and more cost-effective than conventional accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider.
- The accelerator addresses confinement challenges by employing an alternating phase focusing (APF) technique to guide electrons along their trajectory.
- Researchers successfully demonstrated the nanophotonic electron accelerator (NEA) by accelerating electrons and achieving a 43% energy increase.
- The NEA offers potential applications in precise radiotherapy techniques for cancer treatment and other medical fields.
- While not as powerful as large-scale colliders, the NEA's compact size and energy efficiency make it promising for practical applications.
- The successful operation of the NEA signifies a new era in accelerator physics, with implications for medicine, materials science, and electronics.
- Miniaturized accelerators like the NEA could lead to portable diagnostic tools, advanced imaging systems, and enhanced nanoscale studies.
- The future of high-energy physics involves not only building larger machines but also developing smaller, more accessible accelerators.
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