High-energy collider experiments: ATLAS

Question 1

What are the categorisation for colliders?

Answer 1

Beam-fixed target, beam-beam collisions
Linear vs circular

Beam particles: electron-positron (LEP), electron-proton (HERA),
proton-antiproton (Tevatron), proton-proton (LHC)

Question 2

What is static acceleration?

Answer 2

Static acceleration is provided in its most simple form through a device called Cathode
Ray tube, which is practically what has been used in former times for televisions.