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LHC Milestones

LHC Milestones

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year 2001

2001

MARCH

The first module of the barrel of the ATLAS electromagnetic calorimeter is complete. This subdetector is made of 32 modules with alternating layers of copper electrodes and lead absorbers.

The first CERN-built module of the barrel section of ATLAS's electromagnetic calorimeter
The breakthrough of the injection tunnel TI2 into the LEP tunnel

MAY

The TI 2 tunnel, one of the two tunnels in which the beam will be transferred from the SPS to the LHC, is entirely excavated.

 
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