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Where research happens

Our original 2-mile-long particle accelerator, built half a century ago for groundbreaking particle physics research, has been repurposed as the world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser and a testbed for next-generation accelerator technologies.

Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) Hutch 6, located in the LCLS Far Experimental Hall.

Then and now

SLAC began in 1962 with construction of a 2-mile-long electron accelerator that would take particle physics to new heights. Today we are known for...

SLAC culture

SLAC's mission, vision and values tell our story – what we do, and why. These statements are guiding principles that define our purpose, frame...

Join our mission

As one of 17 Department of Energy national laboratories, SLAC conducts research in a wide range of scientific areas and develops technologies in support of national priorities.

Staff engineer Bruis van Vlijmen demonstrates how he works in the Battery Informatics Lab at SLAC

SLAC + Stanford + Department of Energy

SLAC owes its identity, and in fact its very existence, to our essential and longstanding connections with the Department of Energy and Stanford University...

SLAC/Stanford Professor Zhi-Xun Shen and SLAC staff scientist Patrick Kirchmann

Opportunities

SLAC offers a variety of internship opportunities along with mentorship opportunities created to help you be successful in your career interests.

Resource

If there were a disaster or emergency affecting the SLAC community, you would be able to obtain updates and important instructions through this website.

Resource

The SLAC campus is located on 426 acres of Stanford University property, just three miles west of the university campus. The main entrance to the facility is on Sand Hill Road, just east of Interstate 280.