SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science laboratory operated by Stanford University. We explore how the universe works at the biggest, …

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a Department of Energy national lab run by Stanford in the heart of Silicon Valley. We invent scientific tools to explore the universe at its biggest, its smallest …

SLAC at sunrise, with the main campus in the foreground, the linear accelerator pointing off toward the hills, Interstate 280 crossing the linac and Sand Hill Road on the right.

Aerial photo of SLAC construction taken April 17, 1963 looking from what will be the injector end of the linac toward the Beam Switch Yard. Sand Hill Road appears in the lower left-hand corner of the …

The name SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory pays homage to the legacy of the lab and its connection to Stanford University and the Department of Energy (DOE).

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SLAC research explores nature on all scales, from the unseen realms of fundamental particles and unbelievably fast processes to astrophysical phenomena of cosmic dimensions that unfold over the …

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory offers free public tours. Tours last approximately 90 minutes and usually include a visit to the lab’s 2-mile-long linear accelerator, now driving the world’s brightest X …

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SLAC staff enjoying a holiday lunch in the Main Quad at the end of 2023. (Olivier Bonin/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)