日本政府有关部门正在考虑美国提出的一项邀请日本参加超导超级对撞机建造小组的建议。这台对撞机将建于得克萨斯州中央地带的地下深处,它是一个由许多超导磁铁构成的一个巨大的环形加速器,用来加速质子使其发生对撞。如果日本政府接受美国的建议,则它将成为日本参加国际科研项目中规模最大的一次。上个星期,在一次募集资金的游说活动开始之际,美国政府的一些官员访问了日本。这些官员希望通过这一活动募得建造超导超级对撞机所需资金的三分之一(估计建造这台对撞机需花费80亿美元,合48亿英镑)。在可能愿意掏腰包的出资者名单中,日本名列第一,因 Relevant Japanese government departments are considering a proposal by the United States to invite Japan to join the superconductor super collider construction team. Built on the ground floor in the heart of Texas, this collider is a giant circular accelerator made up of many superconducting magnets that accelerate protons to collide with them. If the Japanese government accepts the U.S. proposal, it will become the largest of Japan's participation in international research projects. Last week, at the start of a lobbying campaign to raise funds, some U.S. government officials visited Japan. The officials hope to raise one-third of the funds needed to build a superconducting super collider through this campaign (estimated to cost $ 8 billion or £ 4.8 billion to build the collider). Japan ranked first in the list of investors who may be willing to pay for it