Accelerator Labs in New England

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The discussion highlights the closure of the Harvard Cyclotron lab and the impending shutdown of the Bates Laboratory, which were the only known high-energy particle accelerator labs in New England. A new facility, the Northeast Proton Therapy Center in Boston, features a cyclotron with approximately 290 MeV. Participants mention Brookhaven Lab in Long Island, NY, and Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, as additional locations with accelerator facilities, although they are outside New England. The conversation also touches on a spelling error regarding "New England." The thread concludes with a request for information on other accelerator labs in the New England area.
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The Bates Laboratory and the Harvard Cyclotron lab use to be the only two labs in New England that I knew of which had high energy particle accelerators. The Harvard lab shut down and Bates lab will be shutting down in the future. There is a new lab in Boston at the Northeast Proton Therapy Center (has a cyclotron of ~290 MeV). I was wondering if anyone knew of any other accelerator labs in the New England area? Thanks.

Pete
 
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The Bates Laboratory and the Harvard Cyclotron lab use to be the only two labs in New England that I knew of which had high energy particle accelerators. The Harvard lab shut down and Bates lab will be shutting down in the future. There is a new lab in Boston at the Northeast Proton Therapy Center (has a cyclotron of ~290 MeV). I was wondering if anyone knew of any other accelerator labs in the New England area? Thanks.

Pete

This is not exactly "New England", but Long Island, NY is not that far from the Boston area. And Brookhaven Lab is there. Or go to Ithaca NY. Cornell has accelerators galore...

Zz.
 
ZapperZ said:
This is not exactly "New England", but Long Island, NY is not that far from the Boston area. And Brookhaven Lab is there. Or go to Ithaca NY. Cornell has accelerators galore...

Zz.
Cornell huh? Thanks! I was totally unaware of that. Where is Cornell again? I was aware of Brookhaven. I decided I want to live in New England though. Speaking of which, thanks. I see spelled New "England" wrong. :-p Can you correct that? I shot this off right before I went for a walk and that "looked" like the right spelling. However as more and more time goes by the more I think I'm a touch dyslexic. Thanks.

Pete
 
pmb_phy said:
Cornell huh? Thanks! I was totally unaware of that. Where is Cornell again?

Recall that I told you to "go" to Ithaca, NY. That's where Cornell is.

Zz.
 
ZapperZ said:
Recall that I told you to "go" to Ithaca, NY. That's where Cornell is.

Zz.
Thanks. I didn't know that you were saying that Cornell is in Ithaca. I guess I incorrectly assumed (back in my mind) that you were telling me that Ithaca has accelerators and Cornell has accelerators. Or I missed the Ithica.

Thanks again.

Pete
 

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