Kinetic energy in an accelerator

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if i have a giant circular accelerator is it possible to accelerate a metal slug to a kinetic energy greater than the energy applied by anyone of the electromagnets in the accelerator?
 
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Er.. the "electromagnets" do not perform the acceleration. They do the bending of the path and focusing of the beam! It is the accelerating structure/cavity, such as a linac, that does the accelerating.

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