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{{short description|High-energy particle physics laboratory in Illinois, US}}
{{short description|High-energy particle physics laboratory in Illinois, US}}
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{{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]].
{{Infobox laboratory
| name            = Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
| logo            = Fermilab logo.svg
| logo_size      =
| image          = Fermilab satellite.gif
| image_size      = 246
| caption        = A satellite view of Fermilab. The two circular structures are the Main Injector Ring (smaller) and [[Tevatron]] (larger).
| established    = {{start date and age|November 21, 1967}} (as National Accelerator Laboratory)
| budget = $739 million (2024)<ref>{{cite web | title=DOE FY 2025 Congressional Justification | access-date=September 7, 2024 | url=https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/doe-fy-2025-budget-lab-table.pdf | page = 26 }}</ref>
| type            = [[Accelerator physics]]
| research_field  = Accelerator physics
| director        = [[Lia Merminga]]
| city            = [[Winfield Township, DuPage County, Illinois|Winfield Township, DuPage County]], [[Illinois]], United States
| address        = P.O. Box 500
| coordinates    = {{Coord|41|49|55|N|88|15|26|W|region:US-IL_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| location_map    = USA Illinois
| nickname        = Fermilab
| affiliations    = [[United States Department of Energy|U.S. Department of Energy]]<br />[[University of Chicago]]<br />[[Universities Research Association]]
| nobel_laureates = [[Leon Lederman|Leon Max Lederman]]
| website        = {{URL|fnal.gov}}
}}
 
'''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&nbsp;km (3.90&nbsp;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&nbsp;km (3.90&nbsp;mi) circumference [[Tevatron]] accelerator. The ring-shaped tunnels of the Tevatron and the Main Injector are visible from the air and by satellite.
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