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Antiproton Source tour at the Fermilab Tevatron Shutdown 454
Antiproton Source tour at the
www.fnal.gov/pub/today/archive_2011/today11-09-29_APSRead…
Fermilab’s Tevatron Shutdown Event was held September 30th, 2011 at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
"Antiproton Source: To produce antiprotons, physicists steer proton beams onto a nickel target. The collisions produce a wide range of secondary particles, including many antiprotons. The aniprotons enter a beamline where beam operators capture and focus them before injecting them into a storage ring, where they are accumulated and cooled. Cooling the antiproton beam reduces its size and makes it very bright. After accumulating a sufficient number of antiprotons, beam operators send them to the Recycler for additional cooling and accumulation before they inject them into the Tevatron. "
www.fnal.gov/pub/science/accelerator/
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