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The CERN Photolibrary is found at weblib.cern.ch/weblib2/Home/Media/Photos/

Some Famous Events.

The tracks formed in various detectors are full of Physics. Here are some examples; the originals are to be found at the addresses under each picture.

Decay of a positive kaon (K+ meson) in flight. preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=PHO&categ=photo-ex&id=23296

Production of particle jets by 16 GeV negative

pions (p- mesons) in the first CERN liquid hydrogen bubble chamber. preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=PHO&categ=photo-ex&id=11465

 

Gargamelle "Neutral currents" event. preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=PHO&categ=photo-ex&id=61055

 

UA detector : discovery of the W particle 1982.

preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=PHO&categ=photo-ex&id=69576

 


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