Fermilab Booster
E373834
Fermilab Booster is a rapid-cycling synchrotron at Fermilab that accelerates protons to intermediate energies before sending them to higher-energy accelerators and experiments.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Booster at Fermilab | 1 |
| Booster synchrotron | 1 |
| Fermilab Booster canonical | 1 |
| Fermilab Booster synchrotron | 1 |
| Fermilab accelerator | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Fermilab Booster Context triple: [Main Injector, injectedFrom, Fermilab Booster]
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A.
Proton Synchrotron Booster
The Proton Synchrotron Booster is a circular particle accelerator at CERN that increases the energy of protons from the linear accelerator before injecting them into larger synchrotrons in the accelerator complex.
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B.
Tevatron
Tevatron was a circular particle accelerator at Fermilab that for many years was the world’s highest-energy collider, crucial in advancing high-energy physics research.
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C.
Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer
The Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer is a particle-accelerator-based facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory that generates medical and research isotopes for nuclear medicine and scientific applications.
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D.
Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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E.
Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
The Stanford Linear Collider (SLC) was a pioneering electron–positron linear collider at SLAC that enabled precision studies of the Z boson and electroweak interactions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fermilab Booster Target entity description: Fermilab Booster is a rapid-cycling synchrotron at Fermilab that accelerates protons to intermediate energies before sending them to higher-energy accelerators and experiments.
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A.
Proton Synchrotron Booster
The Proton Synchrotron Booster is a circular particle accelerator at CERN that increases the energy of protons from the linear accelerator before injecting them into larger synchrotrons in the accelerator complex.
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B.
Tevatron
Tevatron was a circular particle accelerator at Fermilab that for many years was the world’s highest-energy collider, crucial in advancing high-energy physics research.
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C.
Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer
The Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer is a particle-accelerator-based facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory that generates medical and research isotopes for nuclear medicine and scientific applications.
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D.
Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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E.
Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
The Stanford Linear Collider (SLC) was a pioneering electron–positron linear collider at SLAC that enabled precision studies of the Z boson and electroweak interactions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
circular accelerator
ⓘ
particle accelerator ⓘ proton synchrotron ⓘ rapid-cycling synchrotron ⓘ |
| accelerates | proton ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Booster synchrotron
ⓘ
surface form:
Booster Synchrotron
|
| circumference | approximately 474 meters ⓘ |
| commissioned | early 1970s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1960s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cycleFrequency |
on the order of tens of hertz
ⓘ
rapid cycling ⓘ |
| energyRange | 400 MeV to 8 GeV ⓘ |
| extractionEnergy | approximately 8 GeV ⓘ |
| feeds |
Booster Neutrino Beam
ⓘ
surface form:
Booster Neutrino Beamline
Fermilab Main Injector ⓘ Fermilab Recycler Ring ⓘ Muon g-2 experiment ⓘ
surface form:
Muon Campus at Fermilab
Fermilab Short-Baseline Neutrino Program ⓘ
surface form:
Short-Baseline Neutrino Program
neutrino experiments at Fermilab ⓘ |
| injectionEnergy | approximately 400 MeV ⓘ |
| injectionSource | Fermilab Linac ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Batavia, Illinois
ⓘ
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
Fermilab
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| magnetType |
combined-function magnets
ⓘ
rapid-cycling magnets ⓘ |
| operator |
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
ⓘ
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
Fermilab
|
| particleType | proton ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fermilab accelerators
ⓘ
surface form:
Fermilab accelerator complex
|
| purpose |
accelerate protons to intermediate energies
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inject protons into higher-energy synchrotrons ⓘ provide high-intensity proton beams ⓘ |
| role |
injector for higher-energy accelerators
ⓘ
intermediate-energy accelerator ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsExperiment |
ICARUS
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MicroBooNE ⓘ Mu2e experiment ⓘ Muon g-2 experiment ⓘ NOvA experiment ⓘ
surface form:
NOvA
SBND ⓘ |
| technology |
radio-frequency acceleration
ⓘ
synchrotron focusing ⓘ |
| upgradeProgram |
Proton Improvement Plan
ⓘ
Proton Improvement Plan ⓘ
surface form:
Proton Improvement Plan-II
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| usedFor |
fixed-target experiments
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muon experiments ⓘ neutrino production ⓘ |
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Subject: Fermilab Booster Description of subject: Fermilab Booster is a rapid-cycling synchrotron at Fermilab that accelerates protons to intermediate energies before sending them to higher-energy accelerators and experiments.
Referenced by (5)
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