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was a former circular proton synchrotron at Fermilab that served as the laboratory’s primary accelerator before being superseded by the Main Injector.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Main Ring canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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