Bubble chamber
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A bubble chamber is a vessel filled with a superheated transparent liquid used to detect electrically charged particles moving through it. It was invented in 1952 by Donald A. Glaser, for which he was
Fermilab's disused 15-foot (4.57 m) bubble chamber
The first tracks observed in John Wood's 1.5-inch (3.8 cm) liquid hydrogen bubble chamber, in 1954.
Gargamelle
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Gargamelle was a heavy liquid bubble chamber detector in operation at CERN between 1970 and 1979. It was designed to detect neutrinos and antineutrinos, which were produced with a beam from the Proton
Bubble chamber
…by wire chambers, spark chambers, drift chambers, and silicon detectors. Notable bubble chambers include the Big European Bubble Chamber (BEBC) and Gargamelle. The bubble chamber is similar to a cloud chamber, both in application and in basic principle. It is normally made by filling a large cylinder with a…
View of Gargamelle bubble chamber detector in the West Hall at CERN, February 1977
The chamber of Gargamelle is currently on exhibition at CERN
Installation of the Gargamelle chamber body. Placement of the chamber in the oblong shaped magnet coils.
The inside of the bubble chamber. The fish-eye lenses can be seen on the walls of the chamber.