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3.2 Particle Accelerator Hardware
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Accelerator Machinery
- The heart of an accelerator is a superconducting radio-frequency (RF) linac, comprised of about 16,000 superconducting niobium cavities.
- The cavities are put into cryomodules in order to keep them cool.
- Luminosity depends on repetition rate, number of particles per bunch, and beam dimensions.