Guide Note

The BaBar Experiment is an international scientific research project that is based in California's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. The project's goals are to investigate and compare the subatomic properties of matter and antimatter. The BaBar Experiment's name was inspired both by a scientific term which resembles the project's mascot, Babar the Elephant.

Fast Facts

1. Name partly inspired by the children's book character, Babar the Elephant
2. Also inspired by the scientific term, "B-bar antiparticle"
3. Project based in the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
4. International team consists of nearly 600 physicists and engineers
5. Come from 75 scientific institutions in 10 countries
6. Uses a specially-built a particle detector
7. Weight: 1,200 tons
8. Length: 6 meters
9. Diameter: 6 meters¹