Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center or SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has a two mile linear accelerator, which is also the longest in the world. The Accelerator is part of particle physics research. Today SLAC is a multipurpose center for astrophysics, photon science, particle physics, and accelerator research. Six scientists who have worked at the lab have won the Nobel Prize. The research facility was started in 1962 with a contract for execution to begin accelerator construction. Research began in 1966. In 1991 SLAC gained the first US World Wide Web Server.

In recent years it has known recognition for construction on the Linac Coherent Light Source or LCLS, as well as the SSRL's Molecular Observatory for Structural Molecular Biology.

There are tours of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Tours are 1.5 hours long and include a visit to the accelerator lab. Visitors must be at least 12 years or older in order to partake in the tour. Anyone under 18 has to be with an adult. School groups are welcome. Tours are on Tuesdays and Fridays. The time can be 1:30pm or 3:30pm. Tours are subject to change regarding days and times since the lab is active.