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TESLA accelerator animation In the superconducting linear accelerator electromagnetic fields accelerate the electrons to almost the speed of light. (DESY)

TESLA technology Superconducting accelerator structures of niobium, the so called resonators, are components of the future linear collider. (DESY)

RHIC's "siberian snake" magnets have a corkscrew-like design, which causes the direction of the magnetic field to spiral along the direction of the beam. There are two snakes in each of RHIC's two 2.4-mile-circumference rings, located at opposite sides of each ring. As the beam moves through the snakes, the magnetic field flips the polarization allowing scientists to maintain a stable beam. (Brookhaven)