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Modern detectors

Modern detectors consist of many different pieces of equipment which test for different aspects of an event. These many components are arranged in such a way that physicists can obtain the most data about the particles spawned by an event.

This is a schematic design of a typical modern detector.

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Tracking chamber:
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Electromagnetic Calorimeter:
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Hadron Calorimeter:
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Muon Chambers:
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Magnet:
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