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Reading around this, i learn that something similar was done in 1993: https://cfp.physics.northwestern.edu/documents/Transport.pdf https://cfp.physics.northwes
by twic 1y ago
Reading around this, i learn that something similar was done in 1993:
https://cfp.physics.northwestern.edu/documents/Transport.pdf https://cfp.physics.northwestern.edu/documents/Transport.pdf
They built a trap, loaded it with electrons as a test, and drove 5000 miles from Martinez, CA (where the magnet was built) to Cambridge, MA. They mention some unexpected trouble after crossing the Rockies - the steadily increasing atmospheric pressure during the descent reduced helium boiloff rate, which reduced helium exhaust flow, and allowed moist air to flow back through the exhaust pipe, resulting in ice buildup. They cleared the blockage, but in doing so, lost the electrons!
I believe that they never repeated the trip with antiprotons. But hopefully the CERN delivery crew have learned from the experience, and won't run into similar trouble coming down from the Alps.
- rkagerer 1y agoIt sounds like helium is still presenting a challenge: > ...changes in the truck's speed produced turbulence in the liquid helium, making measurements of its presence unreliable. Levels had dropped from about 75 percent of maximum to 30 percent by the time the system was reconnected, suggesting that liquid helium presents the key limiting factor in shipping. This was after just a 4km stint around CERN campus.