Kinetic energy in an accelerator

[schonovic]

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?

 

[ZapperZ]

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.

Zz.