{"id":267041,"date":"2023-10-31T19:31:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T14:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=267041"},"modified":"2023-10-31T19:31:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T14:01:13","slug":"researchers-activate-worlds-tiniest-coin-sized-particle-accelerator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/researchers-activate-worlds-tiniest-coin-sized-particle-accelerator\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers activate world\u2019s tiniest coin-sized particle accelerator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the articl<\/span>e \u201cResearchers activate world\u2019s tiniest coin-sized particle accelerator <\/b>published in<\/span> \u201cTOI\u201d on 31st October 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Researchers have activated the world\u2019s smallest particle accelerator called Nanophotonic electron accelerator(NEA).<\/span><\/p>\n

What are Particle Accelerators?<\/b><\/h2>\n

A particle accelerator is <\/span>a machine that accelerates elementary particles, such as electrons or protons, to very high energies<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The particle accelerators produce beams of charged particles that can be used for a variety of purposes such as <\/span>fundamental research in particle physics, medical treatments, and industrial applications.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC)<\/a> in Switzerland is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is a Nanophotonic electron accelerator(NEA)?<\/b><\/h2>\n

NEA is <\/span>a particle accelerator approximately the size of a small coin<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Features of NEA:<\/b><\/p>\n

1.Size: <\/b>The NEA is incredibly small, approximately the size of a small coin, setting it apart from large accelerators like the LHC.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.Operation:<\/b> Unlike traditional accelerators, the NEA uses miniature laser beams directed at thousands of tiny pillars on a microchip to accelerate electrons.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.Energy Field<\/b>: NEA doesn’t produce as strong an energy field as larger accelerators such as the LHC but its smaller size offers potential for improvements.<\/span><\/p>\n

4.Medical Applications<\/b>: The NEA shows promise for medical uses, particularly in precise radiotherapy, due to its compact design.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus:<\/strong> Science and Technology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cResearchers activate world\u2019s tiniest coin-sized particle accelerator published in \u201cTOI\u201d on 31st October 2023 Why in the News? Researchers have activated the world\u2019s smallest particle accelerator called Nanophotonic electron accelerator(NEA). What are Particle Accelerators? A particle accelerator is a machine that accelerates elementary particles, such as electrons… Continue reading Researchers activate world\u2019s tiniest coin-sized particle accelerator<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,1],"tags":[11872,10496],"class_list":["post-267041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":8,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698782455},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267041\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}