SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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name SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
acronym SLAC
gov_entity_type national_lab
sponsoring_agency DOE
managing_contractor Stanford University
metro_area Bay Area
hq_city Menlo Park
hq_state CA
hq_country US
description Menlo Park CA. Managed by Stanford University. Formerly Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. LCLS (Linac Coherent Light Source) — world's ...
annual_budget_usd 450000000
employees 1700
founded_year 1962
website slac.stanford.edu
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focus_areas ["particle physics", "astrophysics", "materials science", "ultrafast science", "quantum", "X-ray science"]
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created_at 2026-05-13T16:25:37.750637+00:00
updated_at 2026-05-13T16:25:37.750637+00:00
region West
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