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India in the FAIR Mega-Science Project
FAIR — the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research — is a multipurpose particle accelerator being built at Darmstadt in Germany, and India, a founding member since 2010, has now delivered the first of three beam catchers designed and manufactured at home.
Last updated 7 August 20264 min read
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India's first beam catcher has reached the FAIR accelerator site in Germany, one of three such units designed by CSIR-CMERI and built in Kanpur; the card sets out what FAIR is, how India pays for it, and every component Indian industry supplies.
- FAIR
- beam catcher
- Bose Institute
- CSIR-CMERI
- super-FRS
- mega science
- Darmstadt
- DST DAE
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