Question

Colliding-beam accelerators create matter from what?

Answer 1

energy

Conceptual Questions 33.3 Accelerators Create Matter from Energy 1. The total energy in the beam of an accelerator is far greater than the energy of the individual beam particles. Why isnt this total energy available to create a single extremely massive particle? 2. Synchrotron radiation takes energy from an accelerator beam and is related to acceleration. Why would you expect the problem to be more severe for electron accelerators than proton accelerators? 3. What two major limitations prevent us from building high-energy accelerators that are physically small? 4. What are the advantages of colliding-beam accelerators? What are the disadvantages?.