TESLA particle accelerator

TESLA ( TeV -Energy Superconducting Linear Accelerator; German " superconducting linear accelerator for tera-electron volt energies " ) was a proposal in 2000 for a linear superconducting accelerator.

TESLA was originally supposed to include two facilities: a 33- km-long linear accelerator for particle physics as well as an integrated 4 -km-long X-ray laser. These two fields were completely separated and be driven as independent projects. In February 2003, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research ( BMBF) has made ​​a policy decision to implement the X-ray as the European XFEL in Hamburg. The idea of ​​a 30 - 40 km long linear accelerator for particle physics is being promoted as the International Linear Collider ( ILC).

The TESLA technology, the technology of superconducting niobium cavity components for particle accelerator is continuously developed through international cooperation. In the 260 -meter free-electron laser FLASH at DESY in Hamburg, cooled to -271 ° C cavities (see picture) tested and deployed.