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Revision as of 19:07, 26 November 2005 by Conscious (talk | contribs) (WP:WSS)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)In high energy physics experiments, an absorber is a block of material used to absorb some of the energy of an incident particle. Absorbers can be made of a variety of materials, depending on the purpose; lead and liquid hydrogen are common choices.
Most absorbers are used as part of a detector.
A more recent use for absorbers is for ionization cooling,as in the International Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment.
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