SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, is a federally funded research and development center in , United States.
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  • Type: Research institute
  • Description: research center at Stanford University
  • Also known as: “SLAC”, “Stanford Linear Accelerator Center”, and “Stanford Linear Accelerator Center National Accelerator Laboratory”
  • Address: 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025-7015

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve and Bear Gulch Reservoir.

Nature reserve
The is a 1,190 acres nature preserve and biological field station formally established as a reserve in 1973. The biological preserve is owned by Stanford University, and is part of the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences.

Reservoir
is a in the town of . It is the main storage for the Bear Gulch District of the California Water Service, holding up to 215 million US gallons of water, and serving 55,501 people.

Garden
In 1994, Jim Mason, a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at Stanford University, arranged for two groups of men from the Sepik River region of to carve the New Guinea Sculpture Garden at Stanford University. is situated 2½ miles east of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ladera and Woodside.

Village
is a census-designated place in southern , adjacent to . Primarily a residential community, it comprises approximately 520 homes, governed by the Community Association. is situated 1½ miles southeast of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

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is a small town on the in . It is considered one of the wealthiest towns in the United States, and is home to many celebrities and executives. Despite its small size, features many local attractions.

Town
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is an incorporated town in , United States. Its population was 6,823 as of July 2023 estimates. The town's zoning regulations permit only one single-family home per acre in new subdivisions, though smaller lots exist from prior zoning laws. is situated 2½ miles north of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Latitude
37.41682° or 37° 25′ 1″ north
Longitude
-122.21659° or 122° 12′ 60″ west
Operator
Stanford University
Open location code
849VCQ8M+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 634083231
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_institute
Wiki­data ID
Q915217
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مركز المعجل الخطي ستانفورد”
  • Bengali: “স্ল্যাক ন্যাশনাল অ্যাক্সেলারেটর ল্যাবরেটরি”
  • Catalan: “Laboratori Nacional Accelerador SLAC”
  • Catalan: “SLAC”
  • Chinese: “SLAC 国家加速器实验室”
  • Chinese: “SLAC 國家加速器實驗室”
  • Chinese: “SLAC”
  • Chinese: “SLAC國家加速器實驗室”
  • Chinese: “史丹佛直線加速器中心”
  • Chinese: “史丹佛線性加速器中心”
  • Chinese: “史丹福直線加速器中心”
  • Czech: “Národní urychlovačová laboratoř SLAC”
  • Dutch: “SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory”
  • Finnish: “SLAC”
  • French: “Centre de l’accelerateur lineaire de Stanford”
  • French: “centre de l’accélérateur linéaire de Stanford”
  • French: “Centre de l’accélérateur linéaire de stanford”
  • French: “Centre de l’accélérateur linéaire de Stanford”
  • French: “SLAC”
  • French: “Stanford Linear Accelerator”
  • Galician: “SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory”
  • German: “SLAC”
  • German: “Stanford Linear Accelerator Center”
  • German: “Stanford Linear Accelerator”
  • Hebrew: “קליפורניה”
  • Hungarian: “Stanford Linear Accelerator Center”
  • Italian: “SLAC”
  • Italian: “Stanford Linear Accelerator Center”
  • Japanese: “SLAC”
  • Japanese: “SLAC国立加速器研究所”
  • Japanese: “スタンフォード大学の線形加速器研究センター”
  • Japanese: “スタンフォード大学線形加速器施設”
  • Japanese: “スタンフォード線形加速器センター”
  • Japanese: “スタンフォード線形加速器研究センター”
  • Korean: “SLAC”
  • Korean: “스탠퍼드 선형 가속기 센터”
  • Korean: “스탠포드 선형 가속기 연구소”
  • Macedonian: “SLAC”
  • Macedonian: “Стенфордски линеарнозабрзувачки центар”
  • Marathi: “स्लॅक”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “SLAC”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stanford Linear Accelerator Center”
  • Persian: “آزمایشگاه ملی شتاب دهنده اسلاک”
  • Persian: “آزمایشگاهٔ ملی شتاب دهندهٔ اسلاک”
  • Persian: “آزمایشگاه ملی شتاب‌دهنده اسلاک”
  • Persian: “آزمایشگاه ملی شتاب‌دهنده اسلک”
  • Persian: “ازمایشگاه ملی شتاب دهنده اسلاک”
  • Persian: “ازمایشگاهٔ ملی شتاب دهندهٔ اسلاک”
  • Polish: “SLAC”
  • Polish: “Stanford Linear Accelerator Center”
  • Portuguese: “Centro acelerador linear de stanford”
  • Portuguese: “Centro de Aceleração Linear da Universidade de Stanford”
  • Portuguese: “Centro de Aceleração Linear de Stanford”
  • Portuguese: “Centro do Acelerador Linear de Stanford”
  • Portuguese: “Slac”
  • Portuguese: “Stanford Linear Accelerator Center”
  • Romanian: “SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory”
  • Russian: “SLAC”
  • Russian: “Национальная ускорительная лаборатория SLAC”
  • Russian: “Станфордский центр линейного ускорителя”
  • Russian: “Стенфордский центр линейного ускорителя”
  • Russian: “Стэнфордский центр линейных ускорителей”
  • Russian: “Центр Станфордского линейного ускорителя”
  • Slovenian: “Center linearnega pospeševalnika Stanfordu”
  • Slovenian: “SLAC”
  • Slovenian: “Stanford Linear Accelerator Center”
  • Spanish: “SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory”
  • Swedish: “Stanford Linear Accelerator Center”
  • Tatar: “SLAC милли тизләтү тәҗрибәханәсе”
  • Turkish: “National Accelerator Laboratory”
  • Turkish: “SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory”
  • Turkish: “SLAC Ulusal Hızlandırıcı Laboratuvarı”
  • Turkish: “SLAC”
  • Turkish: “Stanford Doğrusal Hızlandırıcı Merkezi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна прискорювальна лабораторія SLAC”

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