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linear collider

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noun

  1. physics a particle accelerator in which two beams of particles are made to collide

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dr Lockyer said there were currently discussions over a new electron-positron collider in China, and a linear collider that could function as a Higgs factory in Japan.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2018

Both the linear collider and rapid-fire FELs would need thousands, if not millions, of shots per second, well beyond current technology.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 24, 2018

Many believe accelerator physics still has an important role to play, such as with a linear collider that will by necessity be a worldwide effort.

From Scientific American • Oct. 15, 2013

Scientists are now looking to the years after 2014 when the power of the circular collider is doubled, and even beyond to the construction of a yet only conceptual huge linear collider, possibly in Japan.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2012

A sensible plan, thinks Evans, is to build a linear collider starting at 250 GeV to probe the Higgs, and then boost its energy in stages until it reaches 500 GeV.

From Nature • Aug. 29, 2012

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