External target for colliding with protons from the Nimrod particle accelerator, 1964-1978.

Made:
1964-1978 in Didcot
maker:
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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external target for colliding with protons taken from the external target for colliding with protons taken from the

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external target for colliding with protons taken from the
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

external target for colliding with protons taken from the Nimrod particle accelerator at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory at Didcot, Wiltshire in England.

Details

Category:
Nuclear Physics
Object Number:
1980-238
Materials:
metal and plastic
Measurements:
overall: 100 x 130 x 40 mm
type:
component - object particle accelerator
credit:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

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