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Bubble Chamber

"Not a Moon Lander, but a particle detector.

The 26-ton Big European Bubble Chamber (BEBC), filled with 30 cubic metres of liquefied gas, recorded the interactions of elementary particles. The sensitivity of the liquid gas was controlled by a huge piston. Each time the piston expanded, a burst of particles was photographed. Operational from 1973 to 1984, BEBC produced 3000 kilometres of film."

 

The piston can be seen in the previous picture near BEBC.

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Uploaded on August 3, 2008
Taken on July 30, 2008