Main Ring

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Main Ring was a former circular proton synchrotron at Fermilab that served as the laboratory’s primary accelerator before being superseded by the Main Injector.

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instanceOf circular accelerator
particle accelerator
proton synchrotron
acceleratorType synchrotron
circumference about 6.3 km
commissioned early 1970s
constructionStart 1960s
country United States of America
surface form: United States
energyRange hundreds of GeV
eraOfOperation 1970s
1980s
1990s
infrastructureRelationship tunnel later reused by the Main Injector
laboratory Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
surface form: Fermilab
locatedIn Batavia, Illinois
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
surface form: Fermilab
maximumBeamEnergy about 400 GeV
notableFor being Fermilab’s first major high-energy synchrotron
operator Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
particleTypeAccelerated protons
partOf Fermilab accelerators
surface form: Fermilab accelerator complex
primaryFunction primary accelerator at Fermilab
providedBeamsTo Tevatron
roleInTevatronComplex injector to the Tevatron
shape circular
status decommissioned
supersededBy Main Injector
usedFor fixed-target experiments
high-energy physics experiments
particle collision experiments

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Main Injector replaced Main Ring