Particle Accelerators.

... PARTICLE ACCELERATORS Particle accelerators are huge machines used to study the nature of matter and energy. They accelerate ions through an electric field in a vacuum tube, eventually colliding each ion with a target or another moving particle. The results of the collisions are analysed, in an attempt to find out about the interactions governing the subatomic world. The bubble chamber records the tracks of ionizing particles as rows of tiny bubbles in a liquid-filled chamber. The paths of the accelerating particles vary, whether straight, spiral, or circular. Both types use a strong magnetic field to control the paths of particles. Although smashing particles seems to be an odd technique of studying them, particle accelerators have enabled scientists to learn more about the subatomic world than any other device. The accelerators are used to accelerate charged elementary particles or ions to high energies. Particle accelerators today are some of

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