Running the BaBar Detector

An overview of how one runs the BaBar Detector detecting B mesons at the Stanford Linear Collider Center (SLAC).

For more info:
http://www-public.slac.stanford.edu/babar/

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• BaBar
• SLAC
• collider
• accelerator
• meson
• detector
• control
• nalts
• wifeofnalts
• GuyzNite
• cameos

[slashqueen]

So that's what my husband does!

And when he watched this, half of his comments were, "Oh, so THAT'S what that does."

[wogsland]

Your husband was a great guy to work with!

Hope y'all are well,

Brad

[railfunny]

Is that Solitaire on one of the screens? That's the job for me! It looks very complicated, but basically you're just collecting data on the relationship between parity symmetries and decay rates of B Meson and it's anti particle (B-bar)at the sub-atomic level, right?

[wogsland]

correctamundo!

[PhunkyNun]

My used to work on this and showed us around last year.

The control room looks very Star Trek but is actually a corner of a large area stuffed with machinery.

We weren't disillusioned though - it was a fascinating visit. Bet was spooky at night!

[BRIERFOX]

THE BaBar DETECTOR IS THE NEW SCIENTOLOGY "E METER" FOR GLOBAL MIND CONTROL AND DOMINATION!! FLEE...FLEE...THEY ARE PROCESSING "SOYLENT GREEN" IN THE NEXT ROOM!

[winniethepooh654]

so do u detect wat the elephant babar does?? he's got a wife and 4 kids u know.

[annabannana67123]

ha my dad works there!

[soverignofno]

nice, we need more videos like this :).

Thanks a bunch for this, m8!

[railfunny]

I actually have know idea what any of that means. I just looked it up on wikipedia. Does your wife ever smack you if she asks you to explain something and you say "I explained this already a month ago. It's not nuclear physics". lol!