15 Ton Electromagnetic Particle Ring Begins Journey to Chicago
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NEW YORK - Its name is the Muon g-2 (pronounced g minus two) and it's a very powerful electromagnetic ring capable of carrying 5,200 amps of current, says Chris Polly, the lead scientist for the ring's experiments."It creates a very strong magnetic field that allows us to store a special particle called a muon," he says.
A muon is a sort of phantom particle that exists only for a very short time after a particle collision. The g-2 traps muons and then uses them to probe for evidence of other new particles no one has seen before. Back in 2001, scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island found hints of new particles, but to be sure, they need more muons. Fermi National Lab, located outside Chicago, has a big accelerator that can produce loads of them, but no ring. So, you just need to bring the ring to the accelerator.
"The weight is really not a problem. It weighs 15 tons, and so you know that's sort of the equivalent of, you know, six or seven cars," Polly says. "The difficult part is really the fact that it's 50 feet in diameter, it doesn't come apart, and we don't want it to flex more than 3 millimeters."[/quote]
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Source contains Google Map with updating the position of the ring.
[QUOTE]but to be sure, they need more muons[/QUOTE]
Not sure why, but this made me laugh.
You must create additional muons.
I bet all these machines actually just let scientists download porn faster and they have us all convinced that they actually do science
[QUOTE=Zeke129;41291210]I bet all these machines actually just let scientists download porn faster and they have us all convinced that they actually do science[/QUOTE]
"Hot particle on particle action"
[QUOTE=Zeke129;41291210]I bet all these machines actually just let scientists download porn faster and they have us all convinced that they actually do science[/QUOTE]
How much would you pay for a machine that lets you download porn before it's even made?
Construct additional muons
[QUOTE=Nikita;41292427]How much would you pay for a machine that lets you download porn before it's even made?[/QUOTE]
How big is the collective cancer fund?
muons needed.
"Sir, we've almost discovered the P-Particle."
"[I]The[/I] P-Particle?"
"Y-Yes.."
"The one that let's you view porn that hasn't even been made?"
"Yes. But there's just one thing.."
"What?"
"We need more Muons for it to work, sir."
"..."
"Sir?"
"Get the crane."
[QUOTE=Morgy;41293982]
"The one that let's you view [B]porn that hasn't even been made?"[/B]
[/QUOTE]
No such thing! I swear every possible configuration of position, hair colour, orientation and age etc has been created at some point.
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