THE PLASMA REVOLUTION

摘要

Reyond the theoretical and engineering challenges of building particle acceler-ators, sheer cost is a concern for physi-cists whose work involves accelerating and smashing subatomic particles together at great speed. Many particle physicists think that if the planned International Linear Collider — a US$7-billion electron-positron collider that could begin operation within a decade — gets the go ahead, it may be the last large accelerator to be built for many decades as governments put a squeeze on funding.