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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107084654im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) Discovery Building a Machine to Search for Cosmic Secrets
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![Photo of the detector slice from the back, at the surface.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107084654im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/lhc1_f.jpg) |
The detector slice from the back, at the surface. The red portion is iron and the silver ring shows the backs of muon detectors.
Credit: Michael Hoch/AdventueArt/CERN |
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![Photo of the CMS detector slice at surface level, hanging over the shaft.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107084654im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/lhc3_f.jpg) |
The CMS detector slice at surface level, hanging over the 100-meter- (328-foot) shaft. The coppery panels will detect muons, heavy electron-like particles, and the 'nose' will catch anything made of quarks.
Credit: Michael Hoch/AdventueArt/CERN |
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![Photo of the detector slice entering the cavern.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107084654im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/lhc2_f.jpg) |
The detector slice as it is lowered into the cavern.
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