Enum: ParticleAcceleratorType

Types of particle accelerator facilities used in high-energy physics research

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description
LINEAR_ACCELERATOR	Linear Accelerator	NCIT:C28169	Linear accelerator (linac) that accelerates particles along a straight path
SYNCHROTRON	Synchrotron	NCIT:C48205	Circular accelerator with increasing magnetic field to maintain constant orbit radius
CYCLOTRON	Cyclotron	NCIT:C94881	Circular accelerator using constant magnetic field and alternating electric field
STORAGE_RING			Circular ring that stores particles at constant energy for extended periods
FREE_ELECTRON_LASER			Accelerator-based light source using relativistic electrons in a magnetic undulator
COLLIDER			Accelerator that directs two counter-rotating beams into head-on collisions
SPALLATION_SOURCE			Accelerator-driven neutron source where protons strike a heavy metal target
BETATRON			Circular accelerator that uses a changing magnetic field to accelerate electrons

Slots

Name	Description
particle_accelerator_type	Type of particle accelerator

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: ParticleAcceleratorType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of particle accelerator facilities used in high-energy physics
  research
title: Particle Accelerator Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  LINEAR_ACCELERATOR:
    text: LINEAR_ACCELERATOR
    description: Linear accelerator (linac) that accelerates particles along a straight
      path
    meaning: NCIT:C28169
    title: Linear Accelerator
  SYNCHROTRON:
    text: SYNCHROTRON
    description: Circular accelerator with increasing magnetic field to maintain constant
      orbit radius
    meaning: NCIT:C48205
    title: Synchrotron
  CYCLOTRON:
    text: CYCLOTRON
    description: Circular accelerator using constant magnetic field and alternating
      electric field
    meaning: NCIT:C94881
    title: Cyclotron
  STORAGE_RING:
    text: STORAGE_RING
    description: Circular ring that stores particles at constant energy for extended
      periods
  FREE_ELECTRON_LASER:
    text: FREE_ELECTRON_LASER
    description: Accelerator-based light source using relativistic electrons in a
      magnetic undulator
  COLLIDER:
    text: COLLIDER
    description: Accelerator that directs two counter-rotating beams into head-on
      collisions
  SPALLATION_SOURCE:
    text: SPALLATION_SOURCE
    description: Accelerator-driven neutron source where protons strike a heavy metal
      target
  BETATRON:
    text: BETATRON
    description: Circular accelerator that uses a changing magnetic field to accelerate
      electrons