ELECTRON ROUNDABOUT

NINA, an electron accelerator at Desbury Nuclear Physics Laboratory, is equipped with 40 precision magnets creating a magnetic field within a vacuum tube. Recently commissioned with the Prime Minister present, NINA requires 350 scientific workers. It accelerates an electron beam in a 230-foot circular tube in under a millionth of a second. As the second such accelerator in Great Britain, plans for a larger one are underway. NINA's mission is to analyze and discover elementary particles, advancing knowledge in high energy physics.

Where is NINA, the electron accelerator, located?

• Manchester Institute of Technology

• Cambridge University

• Desbury Nuclear Physics Laboratory

• Oxford Research Center

What is the weight of each of the giant magnets used in NINA?

• 20 tonnes

• 13 tonnes

• 15 tonnes

• 10 tonnes

How many scientific workers are required to maintain NINA?

• 150

• 250

• 350

• 450

What is the diameter of the potential future super accelerator mentioned?

• One mile

• One and a half miles

• Two miles

• Two and a half miles

What is NINA's primary purpose in the field of physics?

• To analyze and discover elementary particles

• To study gravitational waves

• To generate electricity

• To develop new materials