SPEAR

SPEAR (originally Stanford Positron Electron Asymmetric Rings, now simply a name) was a collider at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.[1] It began running in 1972, colliding electrons and positrons with an energy of 3 GeV. During the 1970s, experiments at the accelerator played a key role in particle physics research, including the discovery of the J/Psi meson (awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize in physics), many charmonium states, and the discovery of the tau (awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in physics).

Today, SPEAR is used as a synchrotron radiation source for the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL). The latest major upgrade of the ring in that finished in 2004 rendered it the current name SPEAR3.

## References

1. ↑ Williams, Shawna (31 May 2003). "The Ring on the Parking Lot". https://cerncourier.com/a/the-ring-on-the-parking-lot/.

## External links

* Brief explanation of the acronym in SLACspeak
* 25th Anniversary Info from SLAC
* SPEAR3 status

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