collider
noun
col·lid·er
kə-ˈlī-dər 
: a particle accelerator in which two beams of particles moving in opposite directions are made to collide
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This will all take place in a circular collider measuring 2.4 miles in circumference.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024
Today, there's some skepticism in the scientific community and the general public about the value of building increasingly ambitious colliders, machines that are continuing the legacy of the Tevatron.
—Samia Bouzid, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
The previous, more tantalizing result came from an experiment known as the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF), which ran at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory from 1984 until 2012, fed by the now-defunct Tevatron collider.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
The Chinese collider also received significant external support, especially from the U.S. After several upgrades, the experiment is still going and maintains a vibrant international collaboration.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024
Today, there's some skepticism in the scientific community and the general public about the value of building increasingly ambitious colliders, machines that are continuing the legacy of the Tevatron.
—Samia Bouzid, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
The previous, more tantalizing result came from an experiment known as the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF), which ran at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory from 1984 until 2012, fed by the now-defunct Tevatron collider.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
The Chinese collider also received significant external support, especially from the U.S. After several upgrades, the experiment is still going and maintains a vibrant international collaboration.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Collider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collider. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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