Linear collider gains key insights from Cornell physicists
Thursday, July 4, 2013 - 07:20
in Astronomy & Space
The International Linear Collider (ILC), a global effort to build a particle accelerator that may unlock some of the universe's deepest mysteries, has received pivotal insights from Cornell physicists: They have designed a key component of the proposed collider, called a damping ring, without which the ILC's powerful particle collisions wouldn't be possible.