Fermilab welcomes Muon g-2 electromagnet ring
On June 22, 2013, a 50-foot-wide electromagnet ring departed Brookhaven National Laboratory, located near Long Island, NY, to make a sea-and-land journey to Fermilab in Batavia, Ill.
After traveling 3,200 miles down the Atlantic coast, along the Gulf coast and up a series of rivers to Lemont, Ill., it finally arrived at Lemont Port on Saturday, July 20, 2013. Late Tuesday night, it began the first of three night journeys through the Chicago suburbs. By confining the ring's travel to between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Friday morning, the Muon g-2 team kept traffic disruption to a minimum.
At 4:09 a.m. on Friday, July 26, the ring arrived at the Fermilab site. Later that day, Fermilab employees, users, their families and the public celebrated the arrival of the ring as it traveled across the Fermilab site.
Read more about the ring's journey at the Muon g-2 Big Move Web page. Read more about the Muon g-2 experiment at the experiment website.
The Muon g-2 electromagnet ring, aboard the Miss Katie, travels up the Illinois River. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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Chicago is visible in the background as the Muon g-2 electromagnet ring travels up the Illinois River. Photo: Lee Hogan
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Workers get ready to lift the ring from barge to truck. Photo: Jerry Nelson, AD
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Now on land at the Lemont Port, a crane moves the ring from barge to truck. Photo: Lee Hogan
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A crane loads the ring onto a flatbed truck. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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Onlookers watch from an overpass as the crane is loaded onto the truck. Photo: Kenneth Sievert, AD
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Security officers carry out a debriefing at Lemont Port. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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On the night of Tuesday, July 23, the truck takes the ring out for the first leg of its land journey from Lemont Port to 87th Street near I-355. Photo: Alex Waller, AD
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The ring travels up Lemont Road. Photo: Lee Hogan
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Aboard Emmert International's specially designed truck, the ring makes its way slowly up the highway, traveling no faster than 20 mph. Photo: Cindy Arnold
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The truck carrying the ring makes a turn on a local road outside Lemont. Soon it will pull into a parking lot at the Costco near 87th street and I-355, where it will sit all day Wednesday. Photo: Cindy Arnold
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Late at night on Wednesday, July 24, the ring begins the second leg of its land journey from the Costco near Lemont, north on I-355 and west on Butterfield Road to the Hidden Lake Forest Preserve. It puts in a plug for the Illinois State Tollway. Photo: Cindy Arnold
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The ring chugs along I-355. Photo: Cindy Arnold
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The ring nearly fills the space under the I-355 overpass. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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Squeeze through the tollbooth! Photo: Reidar Hahn
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Security patrol makes sure both the ring and onlookers are safe as the ring travels up the road. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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On Thursday, July 25, the ring was parked at Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, where locals admired it and snapped photos. Photo: Lee Hogan
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The moon rises over the ring at Hidden Lake Forest Preserve late Thursday night. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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The Muon g-2 magnet ring is the star of the show Thursday night. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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In their pajamas and reflective safety vests, Maeve, Mary Kate and Kevin Pinkelman from Glen Ellyn cheer the ring on with a sign that reads "Muon Down The Road!". Photo: Reidar Hahn
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The Muon g-2 ring departs Hidden Lake Forest Preserve. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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The ring induces a brief interval of traffic on I-88. Photo: Lee Hogan
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The ring arrives at Fermilab early Friday morning. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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Emmert pulls the ring across Fermilab's prairie grounds. Photo: Kris Habermehl
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At about 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 26, the Muon g-2 ring gets ready to make its way across laboratory grounds. Photo: Cindy Arnold
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The ring sits in front of the Geodesic Dome. Photo: Cindy Arnold
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The Muon g-2 ring passes in front of the pi poles. Photo: Cindy Arnold
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Almost there! The ring approaches Wilson Hall. Photo: Cindy Arnold
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The ring finally arrives at Wilson Hall about 7 p.m. on Friday, July 26. Photo: Cindy Arnold
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A huge crowd shows up for the Muon g-2 ring arrival party at Fermilab. Photo: Cindy Arnold
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The electromagnet attracts a throng. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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Students in the TARGET summer program are glad to be here for the magnet's arrival. Photo: Bo Jayatilaka, SCD
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A toddler wears the Muon g-2 tour t-shirt. Photo: Bo Jayatilaka, SCD
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A young attendee sports a Muon g-2 magnet ring balloon hat. Photo: Bo Jayatilaka, SCD
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After the crowds clear, clouds gather. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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The Muon g-2 team pauses for a photo in front of Fermilab's new Muon g-2 electromagnet ring. Photo: Reidar Hahn
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