Why do we have particle colliders and electron microscopes but no subatomic particle colliders or sub atomic particle microscopes?

Question

Why do we have particle colliders and electron microscopes but no subatomic particle colliders or sub atomic particle microscopes?

In: Physics

Answer 1

An electron is a subatomic particle so we do. Though we can’t actually image on the subatomic level because stuff isn’t stable unless it’s arranged into atoms.

And particle accelerators usually work with subatomic particles usually electrons or protons.

Actually, now that I think about it subatomic particle is kindof redundant. It’s not like there are atomic particles.