KEK is a research institute that promotes basic science using devices called accelerators. High-energy accelerators are devices that accelerate particles such as electrons and protons to near the speed of light to create high-energy states.
Laboratories at KEK
Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies(IPNS)
Institute of Materials Structure Science(IMSS)
Accelerator Laboratory(ACCL)
Applied Research Laboratory(ARL)
International Center for Quantum-field Measurement Systems for Studies of the Universe and Particles(QUP)
Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex(J-PARC)