The giant Muon G-2 Storage Ring from Brookhaven National Laboratory is secured on a barge to begin the journey to Fermilab in Chicago June 24, 2013 in Upton, NY. The massive electromagnet must be transported in one piece and cannot tilt or twist more than a few degrees, or the complex wiring inside will be irreparably damaged. The Muon g-2 team devised a plan to make the 3,200-mile journey that involves loading the ring onto a specially prepared barge and bringing it down the East Coast, around the tip of Florida and up the Mississippi River to Illinois.
The giant Muon G-2 Storage Ring from Brookhaven National Laboratory is secured on a barge to begin the journey to Fermilab in Chicago June 24, 2013 in Upton, NY. The massive electromagnet must be transported in one piece and cannot tilt or twist more than a few degrees, or the complex wiring inside will be irreparably damaged. The Muon g-2 team devised a plan to make the 3,200-mile journey that involves loading the ring onto a specially prepared barge and bringing it down the East Coast, around the tip of Florida and up the Mississippi River to Illinois.
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