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|OrganizationName=Fermilab | |||
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies | |||
|Mission=To lead the world in accelerator-based science, exploring the fundamental nature of matter and energy. Fermilab conducts research in particle physics to discover what the universe is made of and how it works at the smallest scales. | |||
|ParentOrganization=Office of Science | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Energy | |||
|Employees=2160 | |||
|Budget=~$614 million (FY 2025) | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Director | |||
|Services=Particle physics research; Accelerator development; Neutrino experiments; Quantum science; Computing for physics | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=41.83851, -88.26151 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=Wilson Hall, Kirk Rd & Pine St, Batavia, IL 60510, USA | |||
|Website=https://www.fnal.gov | |||
}} | |||
{{short description|High-energy particle physics laboratory in Illinois, US}} | {{short description|High-energy particle physics laboratory in Illinois, US}} | ||
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}'''Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory''' ('''Fermilab'''), located in [[Batavia, Illinois]], near | |||
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}'''Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory''' ('''Fermilab'''), located in [[Batavia, Illinois]], near Chicago, is a [[United States Department of Energy]] [[United States Department of Energy National Labs|national laboratory]] specializing in high-energy [[particle physics]]. | |||
Fermilab's Main Injector, two miles (3.3 km) in circumference, is the laboratory's most powerful [[particle accelerator]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Bruce |title=Current and Future High Power Operation of Fermilab Main Injector |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239886364 |website=Researchgate |access-date=February 25, 2021}}</ref> The accelerator complex that feeds the Main Injector is under upgrade, and construction of the first building for the new PIP-II linear accelerator began in 2020.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last1=Biron |first1=Lauren |title=Two construction projects reach major milestones at Fermilab |url=https://news.fnal.gov/2020/07/two-construction-projects-reach-major-milestones-at-fermilab/ |website=Fermilab |date=July 22, 2020 |publisher=United States Government |access-date=February 25, 2021}}</ref> Until 2011, Fermilab was the home of the 6.28 km (3.90 mi) circumference [[Tevatron]] accelerator. The ring-shaped tunnels of the Tevatron and the Main Injector are visible from the air and by satellite. | Fermilab's Main Injector, two miles (3.3 km) in circumference, is the laboratory's most powerful [[particle accelerator]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Bruce |title=Current and Future High Power Operation of Fermilab Main Injector |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239886364 |website=Researchgate |access-date=February 25, 2021}}</ref> The accelerator complex that feeds the Main Injector is under upgrade, and construction of the first building for the new PIP-II linear accelerator began in 2020.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last1=Biron |first1=Lauren |title=Two construction projects reach major milestones at Fermilab |url=https://news.fnal.gov/2020/07/two-construction-projects-reach-major-milestones-at-fermilab/ |website=Fermilab |date=July 22, 2020 |publisher=United States Government |access-date=February 25, 2021}}</ref> Until 2011, Fermilab was the home of the 6.28 km (3.90 mi) circumference [[Tevatron]] accelerator. The ring-shaped tunnels of the Tevatron and the Main Injector are visible from the air and by satellite. | ||