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Jefferson Lab Site Tour

North Recombiner

North Recombiner

Each pipe that you see contains part of the electron beam. Most of those electrons have just finished going around the West Arc although, if you look closely, you can see a pipe near the floor that has come from the injector.

The blue boxes are electromagnets that are used to put all of the electrons back into one pipe. This isn't as easy as it sounds since each time an electron goes around the accelerator, it gets more energy and becomes harder to steer.

This tour reflects Jefferson Lab as it was in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In particular, this predates the 12 GeV upgrade and the addition of Hall D. For a modern look at the Lab, please see the Jeffeson Lab Virtual Tour.

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