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Geneva, SWITZERLAND 



LOW ENERGY ANTIPROTON RING (LEAR) 

 CERN 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Nuclear physics: light Ion facility 



Description of Facility/Instrument : This storage ring accelerates 

 antlproton beams from 5 MeV to 1,370 MeV energy levels. It 



also has a stretcher ring with an acceleration and deceleration 



capacity. 



Date of Construction : 1982 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationallty(s) of Ownership : (Multinational) 



Nationallty(s) of Operational Funding : 



Nationallty(s) of Management Staff : 



Nationallty(s) of Researchers: 



Vllllgen, SWITZERLAND 



SIN 



Swiss Institute for Nuclear Research 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Nuclear physics: meson facility 



Description of Facility/Instrument : In this cyclotron, a proton beam 

 can be accelerated to the 590 MeV energy level. 



Date of Construction : 1974 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationallty(s) of Ownership : Switzerland 

 Natlonality(s) of Operational Funding : Switzerland 

 Natlonallty(s) of Management Staff : Switzerland 

 Nationallty(8) of Researchers; Switzerland 



