Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
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The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), formerly known as the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility (LAMPF) is one of the world's most powerful linear accelerators. It is located in Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security , located in Los Alamos, New Mexico...

 in New Mexico
New Mexico
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 in Technical Area 53 (TA-53). It was the most powerful linear accelerator in the world when it was opened in June 1972. The technology used in the accelerator was developed in part by the nuclear physicist Louis Rosen
Louis Rosen
Louis Rosen was a nuclear physicist, the "father" of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center.Dr. Rosen held a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from the University of Alabama and a Doctorate in Physics from Pennsylvania State University...

. The facility is capable of accelerating protons up to 800 million electron volts. Multiple beamlines allow for a variety of experiments to be run at once, and the facility is used for many types of research in materials testing and neutron science. It is also used for medical radioisotope production.

External links

  • http://lansce.lanl.gov/
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