Massive 30-ton MicroBooNE particle detector moved into place, will see neutrinos this year
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 11:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —On Monday, June 23, the next phase of neutrino physics at Fermilab fell (gently) into place. The MicroBooNE detector – a 30-ton, 40-foot-long cylindrical metal tank designed to detect ghostly particles called neutrinos – was carefully transported by truck across the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermilab site, from the warehouse building it was constructed in to the experimental hall three miles away.