Eli5: Shouldn’t linear accelerators be obsolete?

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There are 2 types of atom smashers: linear and circular. Linacs (linear accelerators) are in a line, while the other is a circle. Shouldn’t linacs be not as good as circular accelerators since circular colliders have unlimited space to accelerate while linacs have a limited amount? I understand it might need more force to go in a circle but the length makes up for it.

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Linacs also work great in colleges because those physics majors need something to train on.

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