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Accelerator (680 bytes)
2: The word '''accelerator''' has several possible meanings.
4: *A [[particle accelerator]] in physics.
5: *An [[accelerator (computing)|accelerator]] to speed a function in computer hardware.
6: ...rols the engine speed of an [[automobile]]. See [[accelerator (car)]].
7: ...n]], such as the curing of an [[adhesive]]. See [[accelerator (chemistry)]].

Accelerator physics (722 bytes)
1: ...the problems of building and operating [[particle accelerator]]s.
3: ...e belong (according to the [[particle accelerator|accelerator]] they are performed at) into [[particle physics]...
5: ...ics#Accelerator physics|important publications in accelerator physics]]

Accelerator effect (4721 bytes)
1: The '''accelerator effect''' in economics refers to a positive effec...
3: The accelerator effect also goes the other way: falling G.D.P. (a...
5: ...ibus]]'' or "all else equal." In plain prose, the accelerator effect may be cancelled out by other economic for...
7: == Accelerator models ==
9: The accelerator effect is shown in the '''simple accelerator model'''. This model assumes that the [[stock vs....

Download Accelerator (776 bytes)
2: '''Download Accelerator''' is a [[download manager]].
5: The following is a summary of Download Accelerator Plus 7.3.
23: ...//www.speedbit.com/ SpeedBit - makers of Download Accelerator]

Ram accelerator (2073 bytes)
1: ...xture, it is ignited behind it. In a typical ram accelerator design, thin membranes designed to be easily punc...
3: The chief advantage of a ram accelerator over a conventional gun is its scalability. In a...
5: With a ram accelerator, the explosion is at all times maintained directl...
7: Ram accelerators have been proposed as a cheap method to get payl...

Particle accelerator (9281 bytes)
1: ...ersed by hitting air molecules. In higher-energy accelerators, [[quadrupole magnet]]s are used to focus the pa...
5: == Linear accelerators ==
6: ...humb|300px|A 1960s vintage 2MV Vandergraff linear accelerator opened for maintenance]]
8: ...ine, with the target at the end of it. Low energy accelerators such as [[cathode ray tube]]s and X-ray generato...
10: Higher energy accelerators use a linear array of plates to which an alterna...

Accelerator (computing) (1297 bytes)
1: ...de [[graphics accelerator]]s and [[floating-point accelerator]]s. The term is outdated and has been replaced wi...
3: In [[computing]], the term '''accelerator''' is also used for the shortcut key which produc...
8: ...red the requesting client faster than without the accelerator. The only drawback to this system is that if web...
10: An accelerator is essential for large and constantly visited web...

Galvanic accelerator cannon (784 bytes)
1: The '''galvanic accelerator cannon''' ('''GAC''') is a weapon used by the [[Z...

Linear particle accelerator (7086 bytes)
1: A '''Linear particle accelerator''' is an electrical device for the acceleration o...
4: ...px|A 1960s single stage 2MeV linear Van de Graaff accelerator, here opened for maintenance]]
6: A '''linear particle accelerator''' consists of the following elements.
9: ...meters long. If the device is used as the primary accelerator for nuclear particle investigations this may be s...
11: ...rgize the cylindrical electrodes. Very high power accelerator will use one source for each electrode. The sourc...

Stanford Linear Accelerator (2176 bytes)
1: The '''Stanford Linear Accelerator Center''' ('''SLAC''') is a U.S. [[United States ...
3: ...e|thumb|400px|Aerial photo of the Stanford Linear Accelerator (5900 x 1480 pixels, 1.9Mb)]]
5: ...visiting researchers yearly, operating [[particle accelerators]] for [[high-energy physics]] and [[synchrotron ...
20: * [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/ Stanford Linear Accelerator Center]
27: [[Category:Stanford University|Linear Accelerator Center]]

KEK (590 bytes)
1: ..., [[Japan]]. The two major [[particle accelerator|accelerator]]s are the 12 [[GeV]] [[Proton]] [[Synchrotr...

Storage ring (275 bytes)
1: ... charged particles from an [[particle accelerator|accelerator]] can be kept circulating. For a [[synchrotron|s...

International Linear Collider (1704 bytes)
1: ...elerator]], the longest exisiting linear particle accelerator.
5: ...or. Steps ahead include obtaining funding for the accelerator, and choosing a site.

Fermilab (1515 bytes)
1: ...erence, it is the world's highest energy particle-accelerator. In [[1995]], both the CDF and D0 (detectors whic...
8: *[http://www.fnal.gov/ Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory]
16: [[de:Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory]]

Left-foot braking (1290 bytes)
3: ...icle is balanced using engine power by use of the accelerator pedal, operated by the right foot. The left foot ...
5: ...pared to when the right foot has to move from the accelerator to the brakes.

LAL (469 bytes)
3: ...in2p3.fr/] – the [[France|French]] [[linear accelerator laboratory]]
4: * [[linear accelerator laboratory]]

Amiga 2500 (1167 bytes)
1: ...sions of the A2500 used a [[Motorola 68030]]. The accelerator cards used by the A2500 were also available separ...
3: ...st-effective. A cost-reduced version omitting the accelerator board was proposed but never got past the prototy...

National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (547 bytes)
3: ...e [[K1200]] is the highest-energy continuous beam accelerator in the world.
5: A proposed Rare Isotope Accelerator RIA (pronounced Ree-ah) will be part of NSCL's fu...

CODA (647 bytes)
1: ...the late 1980s at the [[Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility]] ("Jefferson Lab") and first introduced...

Collider (1410 bytes)
5: ...''projectiles'') is accelerated with a [[particle accelerator]], and as collision partner, one puts a stationar...
11: ...ed as a ''linear accelerator''. -- See [[particle accelerator]]s for further discussion.

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