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Heritage collection CERN-OBJ-CERN-OBJ-AC-071
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Iron yoke and other elements of the Large Hadron Collider magnets
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The magnetic field must be extremely uniform. This means the current flowing in the coils has to be very precisely controlled. 50’000 tonnes of steel sheets are used to make the magnet yokes that keep the wiring firmly in place. The yokes constitute approximately 80% of the accelerator's weight and, placed side by side, stretch over 20 km.
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550 mm Dependent on how pieces are mounted The iron yoke and other elements of the Large Hadron Collider magnets could be included in the mock-up, mounted to give an exploded view. 20 kg (total of all pieces)
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Available, Building 282.
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2713245