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    Electromagnetic particle ring passes through Kentucky Lock on circuitous journey [Image 1 of 5]

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    The image shows the Muon g-2 storage ring magnet, a large circular scientific instrument, photographed at night on what appears to be a transport barge or dock. The ring is wrapped in white protective material and displays a banner identifying it as the 'Muon g-2' experiment, associated with Fermilab, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the U.S. Department of Energy. This appears to document the famous 2013 transport of the 50-foot diameter superconducting magnet from Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York to Fermilab in Illinois.

    GRAND RIVERS, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES

    07.16.2013

    Photo by Fred Tucker 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District

    The 50-foot electromagnetic particle ring, Muon g-2 (pronounced g minus two) is lowered in Kentucky Lock, Grand Rivers, Ky., July 16, 2013 on its circuitous journey from Long Island, N.Y. to Chicago. It is a very powerful electromagnetic ring capable of carrying 5,200 amps of current and it creates a very strong magnetic field that allows storing a special particle called a muon. For additional information on the Muon g-2, and how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District contributed to its journey, go to http://www.npr.org/2013/07/02/197719271/15-ton-particle-ring-travels-to-chicago-by-land-and-by-sea>.

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    Date Taken: 07.16.2013
    Date Posted: 07.18.2013 12:54
    Photo ID: 974328
    VIRIN: 130716-A-HL948-001
    Resolution: 800x531
    Size: 49.46 KB
    Location: GRAND RIVERS, KENTUCKY, US

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