Accelerator on a Chip International Program (ACHIP)
A Tiny Chip That Packs the Punch
The ACHIP International collaboration, supported by the Moore Foundation, is undertaking a nearly impossible task of designing, testing and implementing an accelerator on a chip.
The combination of nanometer fabrication from the semiconductor industry with efficient ultrafast lasers allows an accelerator to fit into a shoe box.
To date, the 4th year of a five year program, the international team of 7 universities, 3 national accelerator laboratories, and industrial partners are working to determine the best way to design the chip, distribute laser power among the chips, generate and steer the electrons, shrink the diameter of the electron beam 1,000-fold and a host of other technical details.