Massive 30-ton MicroBooNE particle detector moved into place, will see neutrinos this year

(Phys.org) --On Monday, June 23, the next phase of neutrino physics at Fermilab fell (gently) into place. The MicroBooNE detector - a 30-ton, 40-foot-long cylindrical metal tank designed to detect ghostly particles called neutrinos - was carefully transported by truck across the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermilab site, from the warehouse building it was constructed in to the experimental hall three miles away.