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Virtual Visitor Center at SLAC

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Photo: Interior view of the PEP-II collider ring Interior view of the PEP-II collider ring.

Photo taken by D. Parker

Photo: Lasers test on crystal detectors Physicist watches laser tests on crystal detectors.

Photo taken by Peter Ginter, SLAC 2002

Photo: SLAC Research Yard The Research Yard at SLAC

Particle beams from the 2-mile long linear accelerator are diverted into the various experimental facilities in the research yard. The large building on the right is End Station A, where quarks were discovered.

Photo taken by Peter Ginter, SLAC 2002

Photo: Silicon Vertex Tracker (SVT) Silicon Vertex Tracker

The SVT is the heart of the BABAR experiment at SLAC—in the photo, physicists are putting the finishing touches on improvements to the detector.

Photo taken by Peter Ginter, SLAC 2002

Photo: Martin Perl, Nobel Laureate, 1995 Martin Perl, Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1995

Photo taken by Peter Ginter, SLAC 2002

Photo: Aerial View of SLAC Aerial View of SLAC
Photo: Klystron Gallery Klystron Gallery

The klystron gallery of the 2-mile long linear accelerator at SLAC. This is the longest building in the world.

Photo taken by Peter Ginter, SLAC 2002

Photo: BaBar Detector at SLAC The BABAR Detector at SLAC

Photo taken by Peter Ginter, SLAC 2002

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