Template:Infobox particle accelerator/doc

The {{Infobox particle accelerator}} template formats a right-side infobox to display information about particle accelerators. This template is intended to be used on the pages of specific machines, (for example Large Hadron Collider), not general types of machines (for example, Cyclotron).

Usage

Copy paste the unpopulated template below. It will display the infobox on the right. Fields which are not applicable to the accelerator in question (for example, circumference for a linear accelerator) may be deleted. Fields which are relevant but for which the information is not available should be left in place for future editors.

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{{Infobox particle accelerator
| name           = {{subst:PAGENAMEBASE}}
| image          = 
| caption        =
| type           =
| beam           =
| target         =
| energy         =
| current        =
| brightness     =
| luminosity     =
| length         =
| radius         =
| circumference  =
| location       =
| coordinates    = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} -->
| institution    =
| dates          =
| preceded       =
| succeeded      = 
}}

Template with guidelines

{{Infobox particle accelerator
| name           = {{subst:PAGENAMEBASE}}
| image          = <!-- Photo or illustration of accelerator -->
| caption        = <!-- text displayed below image -->
| type           = <!-- accelerator type, e.g. [[Synchrotron]], [[Cyclotron]], [[Synchrotron light source]], etc. -->
| beam           = <!-- beam type, e.g. [[proton]], [[electron]], heavy ion.  Separate types with commas -->
| target         = <!-- target type: usually "Collider", "Fixed target", or "Light source" -->
| energy         = <!-- maximum beam energy in eV, keV, MeV, etc. Use collision energy for colliders -->
| current        = <!-- maximum beam current -->
| brightness     = <!-- maximum beam brightness -->
| luminosity     = <!-- maximum beam luminosity -->
| length         = <!-- physical length of accelerator for linear machines-->
| radius         = <!-- physical radius of the accelerator -->
| circumference  = <!-- circumference of accelerator for rings -->
| location       = <!-- geographic location, such as "Geneva, Switzerland" -->
| coordinates    = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} -->
| institution    = <!-- Managing institution, such as "CERN" or "University of California" -->
| dates          = <!-- Operation dates of the machine yyyy-yyyy -->
| preceded       = <!-- Direct predecessor of the machine, if any -->
| succeeded      = <!-- Direct successor of the machine, if any -->
}}

General Properties

name

The full name of the accelerator with the abbreviation (if used) in parenthesis. When not specified, will default to the article title ({{PAGENAME}}).

image

Optional; image name for an illustration or photograph of the accelerator.

caption

Optional; caption text displayed below the image

type

Optional; the type of accelerator. For example Synchrotron, Cyclotron, Linear particle accelerator.

beam

Optional; the type of particle accelerated by the machine. For example proton, alpha particle, heavy ion. Spell out the name of the particle. If the machine is capable of accelerating multiple particle types, separate them with a comma, for example: "proton, heavy ion"

target

Optional; target type of the machine. Should normally be one of "collider", "fixed target", or "light source"

Beam Properties

energy

Optional; maximum energy of the beam, expressed in eV, keV, MeV, etc. For colliders, give the collision energy. (i.e., the combined energies of the colliding beams.)

current

Optional; maximum beam current, with units. Assumed to be electrical current (charge per second) unless particle current (particles per second) is explicitly specified.

brightness

Optional; beam brightness if known and a useful parameter for the machine type.

luminosity

Optional; beam luminosity if known and a useful parameter for the machine type.

Physical Properties

length

Optional; for linear machines, the length of the machine with appropriate units.

radius

Optional; for machines where this is a useful dimension (such as cyclotrons), the radius of the machine with appropriate units.

circumference

Optional; for rings, the circumference of the machine with appropriate units.

location

Optional; the geographic location of the machine, such as "Geneva, Switzerland"

coordinates

Optional; the latitude and longitude of the machine. Use the {{coord}} template with the "display=inline,title" option. Be sure to remove any existing coordinate templates when adding this infobox to an existing page.

institution

Optional; the institution which manages the accelerator, such as a university or governmental agency. Separate multiple institutions with commas.

dates

Optional; the years of operation of the device.

preceded

Optional; the direct predecessor of the machine, if any, such as the Large Electron–Positron Collider for the Large Hadron Collider.

succeeded

Optional; the direct successor of the machine, if any, such as the Large Hadron Collider for the Large Electron–Positron Collider.

Example

Large Hadron Collider

Layout of the LHC complex
General properties
Accelerator type	Synchrotron
Beam type	proton, heavy ion
Target type	collider
Beam properties
Maximum energy	13 TeV
Maximum current	11000 A
Maximum luminosity	1×1034/(cm2⋅s)
Physical properties
Circumference	26659 m
Location	Geneva, Switzerland
Coordinates	46°14′06″N 06°02′42″E
Institution	CERN
Dates of operation	2010 – present
Preceded by	Large Electron–Positron Collider

{{Infobox particle accelerator
| name           = Large Hadron Collider
| image          = LHC.svg
| caption        = Layout of the LHC complex
| type           = Synchrotron
| beam           = [[proton]], heavy ion
| target         = [[collider]]
| energy         = 13 TeV
| current        = {{val|11000|ul=A}}
| luminosity     = {{val|1e34|up=cm<sup>2</sup>&sdot;s}}
| circumference  = {{val|26659|u=m}}
| location       = [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]
| coordinates    = {{coord|46|14|06|N|06|02|42|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| institution    = [[CERN]]
| dates          = 2010 – present
| preceded       = [[Large Electron–Positron Collider]]
}}