/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/slac-s-accelerator-on-a-chip-may-help-advance-science-and-medicineSLAC’s accelerator on a chip could match the power of conventional accelerators in a tabletop package. (Image credit SLAC ) When it comes to particle accelerators, the first image that comes to mind is Cern’s Large Hedron Collider, which just ha...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/slac-s-accelerator-on-a-chip-may-help-advance-science-and-medicineFri, 17 Nov 2017 23:30:26 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:3b286973-3ffb-40b9-9bf1-691534da5d2cninjatrent0<p>There&#39;s an accelerator under my town. It is part of Jefferson Labs. </p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3886&AppID=7&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/slac-s-accelerator-on-a-chip-may-help-advance-science-and-medicineFri, 17 Nov 2017 19:47:06 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:3b286973-3ffb-40b9-9bf1-691534da5d2cDAB1<p>I am really struggling to see where this device will do anything useful.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You know from my book that I do not believe that electrons, as a particle, exist.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Therefore I do not see how an IR laser can accelerate anything to a velocity for any significant effect.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I do see a potential to adjust the phase or rotational angle of free photons down the channel, which might have the potential to concentrate the photons at a given rotational orientation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I will have to think more on this approach.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3886&AppID=7&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">