TECHNICIAN AT THE B FACTORY'S HUGE BABAR DETECTOR SYSTEM AT THE STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER.

BABAR IS A 1200 TON DETECTOR SYSTEM THAT CAN SIFT THROUGH THE 238 MILLION BEAM CROSSINGS THAT WILL OCCUR EVERY SECOND IN THE B FACTORY AND ANALYZE THE THREE TO FOUR EVENTS THAT CAN BEST BE STUDIED FOR CP VIOLATION (CHARGE-CONJUGATION/PARITY). THE BABAR DETECTOR SYSTEM AFFORDS SCIENTISTS FORM LBNL, LLNL AND SLAC THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MATTER AND ANTIMATTER AND PLAYS A LARGE ROLE IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF NATURE AND MATTER.

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