# Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
**Common Name:** Fermilab
**Domain:** Particle Physics / Accelerators / Quantum Science
**Doc Type:** Institution Node
**Maturity:** Developing
**Related:** [[CERN]], [[Research Infrastructure]], [[Quantum Foundations]], [[Recommended Institutions and Signals]]
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## Definition
**Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory**, or **Fermilab**, is a U.S. national laboratory for particle physics, accelerator science, neutrino research, detectors and quantum science.
## Corpus Context
Fermilab is part of the sensing infrastructure through which physical theory becomes empirical constraint. Its instruments turn events beyond ordinary perception into data that institutions can collectively interpret.
## Directory Context
This institution is indexed in [[Recommended Institutions and Signals]].
## Sources / Provenance
- [Fermilab destination](https://sprout.link/fermilab)