Physicists Philipp Schmidt-Wellenburg and Georg Bison (IMAGE)

Paul Scherrer Institute

Physicists Philipp Schmidt-Wellenburg and Georg Bison

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Physicists Philipp Schmidt-Wellenburg (left) and Georg Bison, scientists at the Laboratory for Particle Physics at PSI, in front of the experiment to measure a fundamental property of the neutron: its electric dipole moment. Visible are primarily the round, concentric shields made of sheet metal, which serve to shield external magnetic fields.

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Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic

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