Cylinder (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Cylinder

Caption

This metal cylinder is the outermost layer of a four-layer magnetic shield. At its center is a paraffin-coated rubidium gas chamber that acts as a magnetic sensor.

Credit

photo/©: Arne Wickenbrock, JGU

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Experimental physicist Dmitry Budker receives an ERC Advanced Grant", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on May 12, 2016.

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