SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

research center at Stanford University
Organization research_center Q915217
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Summary

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a research center[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of research_center entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (966 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory was a member of Q118398[3].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is located in Menlo Park[4].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is in the country of United States[5].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's instance of is recorded as research center[6].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's instance of is recorded as laboratory[7].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's instance of is recorded as library[8].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is operated by Stanford University[9].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's headquarters location is recorded as Menlo Park[10].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is part of United States Department of Energy[11].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Commons category is recorded as SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory[12].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone[13].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's archives at is recorded as Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives[14].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory comprises Stanford University Photon Science Department[15].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory comprises Linac Coherent Light Source[16].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory comprises Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource[17].
  • January 1, 1962 marks the founding of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory[18].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.4175, 'lon': -122.2025}[19].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Energy[20].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's parent organization or unit is recorded as Stanford University[21].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's official website is recorded as https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/[22].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory[23].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Commons gallery is recorded as SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory[24].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1684'}[25].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'SLAC'}[26].
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10011318[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1962 marks the founding of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory[18].

Identity

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is part of United States Department of Energy[11]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'SLAC'}[26].

Operations

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's headquarters location is recorded as Menlo Park[10]. Parent organizations include United States Department of Energy[20], an United States federal executive department[28], in United States[29], founded in 1977[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[31] and Stanford University[21], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1885[34], headquartered in Stanford[35]. It is operated by Stanford University[9].

Why It Matters

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory ranks in the top 3% of research_center entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (966 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . slac.stanford.edu. Retrieved . slac.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . slac.stanford.edu. Retrieved . slac.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . humsci.stanford.edu. Retrieved . humsci.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . slac.stanford.edu. Retrieved . slac.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Open ISNI for Organizations. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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