In late 2006, a massive spectrometer made an epic journey from Deggendorf to Karlsruhe, Germany, covering nearly 9000 kilometers to move just 400. Weighing 200 tons and measuring almost 10 meters wide, the spectrometer’s unique design required it to be transported in one piece due to its vacuum-tight welding. This behemoth instrument is crucial for the KATRIN experiment to determine the mass of elusive neutrinos indirectly by measuring the mass lost during tritium decay. After a painstaking 63-day journey, a team of dedicated scientists successfully navigated the spectrometer across various terrains to its destination, marking a triumph in scientific innovation and determination.
https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/march-2007/deconstruction-katrin?language_content_entity=und