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Re:Quench of LHC inner triplet magnet causes a small leak wi... by throwaway290 on Friday July 21, 2023 @02:04PM (#36817239)
Based on you description... Couldn't you just go so cold He goes superfluid so you find all the leaks right up?
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Re:Quench of LHC inner triplet magnet causes a small leak wi... by dreamcompiler on Friday July 21, 2023 @02:27PM (#36817552)
Not my area, but I know He is very expensive (as is getting it cold enough to make He4) so using He4 as a leak detector is likely going to blow the entire experiment's budget.
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