RE: Science Porn
October 7, 2014 at 5:30 am
(This post was last modified: October 7, 2014 at 5:35 am by Alex K.)
Here's something from my neck of the woods.
Is this the fastest digital camera on earth?
The innermost layer of the LHC ATLAS experiment, the pixel detector, has 80 megapixels and can record 40 million collision events per second, every second, almost year-round.
![[Image: ide_pix_0707_003.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=atlas.ch%2Fatlas_photos%2Fselected-photos%2Finner_detector%2Fpixel_detector%2Fide_pix_0707_003.jpg)
And here is where it's situated
![[Image: ATLAS_Silver_White_MK.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.atlas.ch%2Fphotos%2Fatlas_photos%2Fselected-photos%2Ffull-detector%2FATLAS_Silver_White_MK.jpg)
When it starts up again early next year, maybe I'll write up something about the progress.
Is this the fastest digital camera on earth?
The innermost layer of the LHC ATLAS experiment, the pixel detector, has 80 megapixels and can record 40 million collision events per second, every second, almost year-round.
And here is where it's situated
When it starts up again early next year, maybe I'll write up something about the progress.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
