How does a particle accelerator work and how do you build one?
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Any charged particle, like a proton or an electron is accelerated in an electrical field. One can make an electrical field by applying a large voltage differential between two electrical plates. Old cathode tubes televisions work like this: electrons are accelerated inside the tube and hit the screen. So chances are you have already an accelerator at home.\n\nAt CERN or Fermilab the particles are accelerated in mile wide rings. Therefore the encounter the same accelerating electrical field over and over. After millions of rounds they build up speeds close to the speed of light.
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It's unlikely a particle accelerator event would just remove one or more neutrons.  Splitting the nucleus is more likely, as is adding a neutron to a nucleus.  The half-life of a free neutron is about 15 minutes.
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A particle accelerator sends a stream of particles through a very powerful electric field.
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Check http://www.howstuffworks.com\nUltimate guide!
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Most of the naturally occuring stuff comes from unstable atoms.  When the balance between protrons and neutrons is out of whack, the atom will fly apart.  Depending on the atom, it will break apart in one of 3 ways, it will emit an electron (beta decay), part of the nucleus (alpha) or throw off an electromagnetic wave (gamma). \nGamma also commonly comes from high energy particle hitting the atmosphere and shattering atoms.  The interaction releases a shower of other particles some of which release gamma.  It's nothing to worry about as we evolved under these conditions and our bodies are build to handle it.
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magnetic accelerators are cool projects\neasy to make!\nway cool stuff for the engineer waiting in you!\ndo a yahoo search for GUASS RIFLE.\nclick the first hit!\nMy Daughter and i made one that was 37 feet long and snapped a wood plank in two!\nhave fun and keep excelling in science and math!
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the particles are accelerated by electromagnetic fields, but since it only gives giga electron volts, which is much less than a joule, it wouldnt rreally move you. it proprably would however, electrocute you and cook you with gamma rays and such
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you need to slap who ever told you there are no stupid questions. This one is clearly stupid.\n\nWhy don't you ask how something in specific works.\nLike a motor, computer, nuclear reactor, water wheel, or something.
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A tachyon is a theoretical particle that always moves faster than the speed of light. However, no such particles have been found and it is likely they don't exist.\n\nIn Special Relativity nothing can go at the speed of light (except something with no mass, like light). So, we cannot accelerate a spacecraft to go faster than light. As we pour more and more energy out the engine we get closer and closer, but never actually reach the speed of light. This has all be verified with lots of experiments on elementary particles, and in astronomy, much bigger things.\n\nBut, theoretically, if something started out going faster than light it would never be able to go slower. So, again theoretically, if you have a particle accelerator the energy of a collision of protons or electrons or whatever could produce a tachyon. \n\nThough, none has ever been detected, and most physics types believe it is very unlikely that they exist.\n\n\nOne thing to be aware of is that some scam places will sell you magical devices that use "tackions" or something - they often spell it wrong for legal reasons - to cure you of all disease or other nonsense. So stick with scientific tachyons!
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High voltage electrogravitic levitating aluminumn foil triangle...aka..."Lifter"\n\nEven if you dont do this you gotta see the video clips.  A balsa wood frame and aluminum foil body, hooked to >20k voltage supply makes it levitate.  This has been replicated over 100 times by all kinds of people.
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a belt is driven across a surface rubbing the two together to make 'static', which is basically just free electrons. they collect in the big metallic ball, and when the potential is high enough between the ball and another conductor (or a conductor is brough close enough), the electrons 'jump the gap' to get to ground, and you see the big spark!\n\nWant to build one? Here's how:
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i'm gonna xplain somethin else 1st so don't get bored.\n\nIf u cud ever travel at a speed faster than light then that would be an achievment in itself. scientists have tried to accelerate atoms to the speed of light in particle accelerators but found that they encountered a problem every time. through the recordings, they were able to conclude that as a partcile is accelerated towards the speed of light, its density starts increasing. they couldn't explain why this happens. through this they came to the conclusion that when a particle is accelerated, its mass increases and so it requires more and more energy to accelerate it further with every unit of speed it gains. when the particle is almost at the speed of light, its mass becomes infinite, and it requires infinite energy to accelerate it further which isn't possible.\n\n    but anyway if u traveled above the speed of light then u would start travelling back in time. this wil hapen because when your speed is at that of light, your mass/density is infinite. so space-time curves around you just like in a black hole. his intense gravitational field will take you back through time. and when you'll stop, you'll find yourself in your own past. very confusing but easily understandable. hope i answered your question
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Quite frankly, we don't know. Like listed above, there is a variety of smaller particles that we have been able to smash an atom into. However, each time we build a bigger smasher, we get new particles. The thought is that there is a fundamental particle that is no longer divisible, but I don't think science has commited to it yet.
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Only if you are a Russian Nuclear Chemist...\n\nToday particle accelerators routinely transmute elements. A charged particle is accelerated using electrical and/or magnetic fields. In a linear accelerator, the charged particles drift through a series of charged tubes separated by gaps. Every time the particle emerges between gaps, it is accelerated by the potential difference between adjacent segments. In a circular accelerator, magnetic fields accelerate particles moving in circular paths. In either case, the accelerated particle impacts a target material, potentially knocking free protons or neutrons and making a new element or isotope. Nuclear reactors also may used for creating elements, although the conditions are less controlled. \n\nIn nature, new elements are created by adding protons and neutrons to hydrogen atoms within the nuclear reactor of a star, producing increasingly heavier elements, up to iron (atomic number 26). This process is called nucleosynthesis. Elements heavier than iron are formed in the stellar explosion of a supernova. In a supernova gold may be made into lead, but not the other way around.
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Analyzing the interactions between and examining the existence of, particles.
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Some points:-\n1) Neutron is a neutral particle, so it does not get deflected by electric or magnetic fields. Great advantage isn't it.\n\n2) The most important point is however,\nthat these particles are accelerated using accelarator. Now if the particle be of light weight, then a very small increase in the energy corresponds to a great increase in its velocity. So the accelerator goes easily out of step, without supplying required energy to the particle. Neutron is the heaviest among the sub-atomic particles ( at least according to the 12 th standard). So this problem gets minimised by using neutrons.\n\n3) Neutrons being uncharged is not deflected by the target nuclei. So we need not impart that much amount of energy to a neutron, that was to be imparted to a proton or an electron.\n\npoint 2 prohibits the usage of electron & point 3 The usage of proton. So the only sub-atomic particle left (according to the 12 th standard) is a neutron. That is why it is used widely.
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OK I'm cheating - I put this answer up a little while ago.\n\nA quick and dirty idea for a physics project would be one based on electromagnetism. Without knowing what grade you're targeting, a simple one that has a fair amount of pizzazz is to build a gauss rifle. Checkout http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/magnets/gauss.html\n\nThe sci-toys site has some other pretty cool stuff that you might find useful as well.\n\nFor a more advanced example, you can make a small rail gun that applies similar principles but can have a much larger kick. Just do a search on "rail gun experiment".\n\nEnjoy!!