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The {{tlx|Infobox particle accelerator}} template formats a right-side [[wp:Infobox|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. 

== Blank ==
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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      = 
}}</syntaxhighlight>
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== Template with guidelines ==
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{{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 -->
}}
</syntaxhighlight>
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=== 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 (<nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki>).

; 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 "[[synchrotron light source|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 {{tl|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 ==
{{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}}
| institution    = [[CERN]]
| dates          = 2010 – present
| preceded       = [[Large Electron–Positron Collider]]
}}

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{{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]]
}}</syntaxhighlight>
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