Gargamelle was a giant particle detector at CERN, designed mostly for the detection of neutrinos. With a diameter of nearly 2 meter and 4.8 meter in length, Gargamelle was a bubble chamber that held nearly 12 cubic meters of freon (CF3Br). It operated for many years at the CERN PS and SPS.
The name derives from the giantess Gargamelle in the works of Rabelais; she was Gargantua's mother.
Gargamelle was an evil wizard in the animated television series "The Smurfs". He was the creator of the original smurfette. He owned a cat with a piece of its ear missing. The cats name was Azreal.
