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Fermilab 'Dumbfounded' by Fiasco That Broke Magnet

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GENEVA, April 4, 2007 -- In what is being described as a "pratfall on the world stage," the quadrupole magnet that Fermilab built for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator failed high-pressure testing dramatically last week, resulting in a loud "bang" and a cloud of dust in the LHC tunnel. It was the first time that the three magnets and their cryogenic and electrical connections were tested together. The 43-ft-long quadrupole magnet, one of an "inner triplet" of three focusing magnets, was built by Fermilab (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory) of Batavia, Ill., as part of the LHC, which will be...Read full article

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    Published: April 2007
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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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