High Energy Physics
Argonne Wakefield Accelerator Facility
AWAThe Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) is a premier electron accelerator with the world’s highest bunch charge to carry out fundamental accelerator research with an emphasis on wakefield acceleration.
The mission of the AWA R&D program is to develop the science and technology of electron beam-driven wakefield acceleration to enable performance breakthroughs for future linear colliders and other advanced accelerators applications. It aspires to create an environment and run a facility that fosters a world leading accelerator science program and develop the technologies for future accelerators while enabling a broad user research program and enabling the cost-effective construction of a new high-energy e+e- collider.
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With an unwavering focus on our mission, our researchers take an interdisciplinary approach to research, advancing their fields of study and generating new knowledge for the benefit of future generations.
