CERN, some astonishing ideas

An account is given of the large (26.6 km) collision and storage ring of the CERN electron-positron collision accelerator under construction. This ring will incorporate a number of bending electromagnets, and the original and surprising design for them, the 'iron-concrete' cores are described, together with the technique for fabrication. A performance comparable with all-steel magnets but at considerably reduced cost is claimed.