What device played a key role in Taylor’s Nobel-winning research?
Scanning tunneling microscope
Stanford Linear Accelerator
Large Hadron Collider
Quantum computer
Answer
The Stanford Linear Accelerator, a particle accelerator built at Stanford University, played a key role in Taylor’s Nobel-winning research. The accelerator was used to accelerate electrons to high energies and then collide them with protons. The collisions produced new particles that helped scientists understand the structure of the atom.
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