| Exhibition Objects | |
| Report number | CERN-OBJ-DE-002 |
| Category | Detector |
| Title | Gargamelle flash tube |
| Description | Flash tube used in Gargamelle. Gargamelle was the name given to a big bubble chamber built at the Saclay Laboratory in France during the late 1960s. It was designed principally for the detection at CERN of the elusive particles called neutrinos.Gargamelle is on display at CERN in the Microcosm garden. |
| Description (French) | Tube à flashes de Gargamelle. Gargamelle est le nom donnée à une grande chambre à bulles construite au laboratoire Saclay en France à la fin des années 1960. Elle a été conçue principalement pour la détection au CERN les particules difficilement détectables appelées neutrinos. Gargamelle est exposée au CERN dans le jardin du Microcosm. |
| Year | 1970 |
| Physical characteristics |
Height: 140cm Diameter: 19cm Weight: 9kg |
| Location | Building 282 |
| Owner | PUBLIC |
| Availability | Available |
| Access | Public |
| Additional information | More about bubble chambers More about Gargamelle |
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Record creato 1999-07-07, modificato l'ultima volta il 2021-04-15