Particle beam targets for Orion detector

Particle beam targets for Orion detector

A100/0012 Rights Managed

Request low-res file

530 pixels on longest edge, unwatermarked

Request/Download high-res file

Uncompressed file size: 25.3MB

Downloadable file size: 1.8MB

Price image Pricing

Please login to use the price calculator


Caption: Nuclear fusion target. Scientist Joel Galin holds particle beam targets by the Orion detector (red) for an experiment to convert chemical elements from one to another, such as from lead into gold. Here, the targets around the rim of the circular mount in Galin's hand are made of gold leaf. The targets will be exposed to a beam of high energy particles. Some of these particles will collide with some of the gold nuclei, causing nuclear reactions which convert (transmutate) the gold into a variety of other elements. Only a very small proportion of the nuclei will be converted in this way. Photographed at the Large Heavy Ion Accelerator (GANIL) facility in Caen, France.


Keywords: alchemy, detector, detectors, france, french, fusion research, ganil, gold target, large heavy ion accelerator, modern, orion, orion detector, particle beam target, particle detecto, particle physics research, research, scientist joel galin, transmutation
