Physics Laboratories Worldwide

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CERN

Geneva, Switzerland

Particle Physics

World's leading particle physics laboratory, home to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the most powerful particle accelerator ever built.

Founded: 1954
Coordinates: 46.23ยฐ, 6.06ยฐ
Key Experiments:
LHCATLASCMSLHCb +1 more
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Fermilab

Batavia, USA

Particle Physics

U.S. Department of Energy's particle physics laboratory conducting experiments at the forefront of high-energy physics research.

Founded: 1967
Coordinates: 41.84ยฐ, -88.25ยฐ
Key Experiments:
DUNENOvAMuon g-2MicroBooNE
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LIGO Hanford

Richland, USA

Universe & Cosmology

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory detecting ripples in spacetime from colliding black holes and neutron stars.

Founded: 1992
Coordinates: 46.45ยฐ, -119.41ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Gravitational Wave DetectionLIGO
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LIGO Livingston

Livingston, USA

Universe & Cosmology

Second LIGO detector providing independent gravitational wave observations across North America for source localization.

Founded: 1999
Coordinates: 30.49ยฐ, -90.78ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Gravitational Wave DetectionLIGO
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IceCube

South Pole, Antarctica

Universe & Cosmology

World's largest neutrino detector, using Antarctic ice to observe high-energy cosmic neutrinos from supernovae and black holes.

Founded: 2005
Coordinates: -90.00ยฐ, 0.00ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Neutrino DetectionCosmic Ray Studies
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Super-Kamiokande

Kamioka, Japan

Particle Physics

Underground water Cherenkov detector observing neutrinos from the Sun, atmospheric sources, and supernovae.

Founded: 1996
Coordinates: 36.43ยฐ, 137.30ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Solar NeutrinosAtmospheric NeutrinosSupernova Detection
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KATRIN

Karlsruhe, Germany

Particle Physics

KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino experiment measuring the mass of the electron antineutrino with unprecedented precision.

Founded: 2018
Coordinates: 49.01ยฐ, 8.43ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Neutrino Mass MeasurementTritium Beta Decay
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ITER

Saint-Paul-lรจs-Durance, France

Technology & Energy

International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, the world's largest fusion reactor being built to demonstrate fusion power generation.

Founded: 2007
Coordinates: 43.90ยฐ, 5.17ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Nuclear FusionPlasma ControlTokamak
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DESY

Hamburg, Germany

Particle Physics

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron operating multiple particle accelerators and conducting high-energy physics research.

Founded: 1959
Coordinates: 53.58ยฐ, 9.89ยฐ
Key Experiments:
PETRAFLASHEuropean XFELILC
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KEK

Tsukuba, Japan

Particle Physics

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization operating the SuperKEKB accelerator and Belle II experiment.

Founded: 1971
Coordinates: 36.14ยฐ, 140.07ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Belle IISuperKEKBElectron-Positron Collisions
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INFN Gran Sasso

L'Aquila, Italy

Particle Physics

Europe's largest underground physics laboratory conducting neutrino physics, dark matter, and nuclear physics experiments.

Founded: 1982
Coordinates: 42.40ยฐ, 13.58ยฐ
Key Experiments:
BorexinoXENONOPERADark Matter Detection
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Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Sudbury, Canada

Particle Physics

Historic underground neutrino detector that definitively proved solar neutrino oscillations, resolving the solar neutrino problem.

Founded: 1991
Coordinates: 46.49ยฐ, -80.75ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Neutrino OscillationsSolar Neutrinos
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Max Planck Institute for Physics

Munich, Germany

Particle Physics

Leading research institute for elementary particle physics, theoretical physics, and astroparticle physics.

Founded: 1917
Coordinates: 48.15ยฐ, 11.58ยฐ
Key Experiments:
CMSBelle IIIceCubeTheoretical Physics
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Brookhaven National Lab

Upton, USA

Particle Physics

U.S. Department of Energy laboratory operating the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and conducting nuclear physics research.

Founded: 1947
Coordinates: 40.87ยฐ, -72.88ยฐ
Key Experiments:
RHICsPHENIXEIC
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Stanford, USA

Particle Physics

U.S. Department of Energy laboratory operating particle accelerators and conducting particle physics and photon science research.

Founded: 1962
Coordinates: 37.42ยฐ, -122.41ยฐ
Key Experiments:
FACETPEP-IILinear Collider
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JINR

Dubna, Russia

Particle Physics

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research operating multiple accelerators and conducting cutting-edge nuclear and particle physics experiments.

Founded: 1956
Coordinates: 56.73ยฐ, 37.32ยฐ
Key Experiments:
NuclotronSPHINXSuperheavy Element Synthesis
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ESA/ESO Garching

Garching, Germany

Universe & Cosmology

European headquarters for space telescope operations and astronomical observations including the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST.

Founded: 1964
Coordinates: 48.26ยฐ, 11.71ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Hubble Space TelescopeJWSTVery Large Telescope
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NASA JPL

Pasadena, USA

Universe & Cosmology

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory designing and managing robotic space missions and planetary science research.

Founded: 1936
Coordinates: 34.20ยฐ, -118.17ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Mars RoversCassiniJWST OperationsExoplanet Research
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Virgo

Cascina, Italy

Universe & Cosmology

European gravitational wave detector complementing LIGO observations for improved localization of gravitational wave sources.

Founded: 2007
Coordinates: 43.63ยฐ, 10.50ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Gravitational Wave DetectionVirgo
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Neutrino Energy Group Research Labs

Berlin, Germany

Technology & Energy

Innovative research facility developing neutrinovoltaic technology and multilayer graphene-silicon nanocomposite materials for energy conversion.

Founded: 2015
Coordinates: 52.52ยฐ, 13.40ยฐ
Key Experiments:
Neutrinovoltaic CellsGraphene-Silicon NanocompositesNeutrino Energy Conversion
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