Russia enters a new round of international competition in the field of physics

International rivalry in the field of physics flared up as early as the late 50s, when the USSR, the USA and Italy simultaneously began to develop the world's first particle accelerator.

Then the Italian scientists were the first to succeed. However, our VEP-1 collider produced experimental results faster. The Americans were in the tail, but their project also justified itself.



However, Soviet scientists did not stop there. In 1970, the U-70 proton synchrotron was put into operation in Protvino near Moscow. In the same place, in the 80s, it was decided to build a giant collider, work on which was frozen after the collapse of the USSR.

At the same time, the global race in this area continued. In 2001, the construction of the international Large Hadron Collider began, the operation of which will end in 2040.

Russia is a full participant in the aforementioned project, but we also have our own developments in this area. In particular, in 2013, the construction of a new NICA collider started in Dubna, the construction of the SKIF synchrotron near Novosibirsk, as well as the RIF synchrotron in the Far East, continues.

Now it has become known about the decision to build the "SILA" complex (synchrotron-laser) in the same Protvino, which will consist of a 4th generation synchrotron source and an X-ray free electron laser. Completion is expected by 2032.

Tellingly, the international community intends to build a collider even grander than the LHC, the length of which will be 90 km. But in the best case, it will be ready by 2060.

At the same time, our projects will reach full capacity exactly by the time the LHC is decommissioned, which will allow Russia to seize the initiative in the long-term confrontation.