Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

SLAC is one of the world`s leading research laboratories. Established in 1962 at Stanford University in Menlo Park, California, our mission is to design, construct and operate state-of-the-art electron accelerators and related experimental facilities for use in high-energy physics and synchrotron radiation research. We are enriched by over 3,000 visiting scientists from universities, laboratories and industrial concerns from the U.S. and foreign countries.