After a three-year hiatus for an upgrade in anticipation of its third run, the largest and most potent particle collider in the world resumed operation in April.
After a three-year hiatus for an upgrade in anticipation of its third run, the largest and most potent particle collider in the world resumed operation in April.
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In a press conference, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) revealed that starting on Tuesday, it will operate nonstop for nearly four years at a record energy of 13.6 trillion electronvolts.
In a press conference, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) revealed that starting on Tuesday, it will operate nonstop for nearly four years at a record energy of 13.6 trillion electronvolts.
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A 27-kilometer (17-mile) ring will be traversed at the speed of light by two proton beams, which make up the nucleus of an atom. This ring will be buried 100 metres below the Swiss-French border.
A 27-kilometer (17-mile) ring will be traversed at the speed of light by two proton beams, which make up the nucleus of an atom. This ring will be buried 100 metres below the Swiss-French border.
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Numerous experiments, such as ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, and LHCB, which will employ the additional power to investigate dark matter, dark energy, and other fundamental mysteries, will record and analyse the ensuing collisions.
Numerous experiments, such as ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, and LHCB, which will employ the additional power to investigate dark matter, dark energy, and other fundamental mysteries, will record and analyse the ensuing collisions.
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They will be able to analyse the Higgs boson, which was discovered by the Large Hadron Collider on July 4, 2012, in greater detail thanks to the new energy rate.
They will be able to analyse the Higgs boson, which was discovered by the Large Hadron Collider on July 4, 2012, in greater detail thanks to the new energy rate.
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CERN Director General Fabiola Gianotti commented, "The Higgs boson deals with some of the most deeply outstanding topics in fundamental physics today."
CERN Director General Fabiola Gianotti commented, "The Higgs boson deals with some of the most deeply outstanding topics in fundamental physics today."
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There will be roughly 20 times more collisions this time than there were during the collider's initial run to look for bosons.
There will be roughly 20 times more collisions this time than there were during the collider's initial run to look for bosons.
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Alice, which looks into stuff that existed in the first 10 microseconds after the Big Bang, and LHCF, which simulates cosmic rays using collisions, are two of the nine experiments at the Large Hadron Collider.
Alice, which looks into stuff that existed in the first 10 microseconds after the Big Bang, and LHCF, which simulates cosmic rays using collisions, are two of the nine experiments at the Large Hadron Collider.
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After this run, the collider will return as the High-Luminosity LHC in 2029, doubling the quantity of events that can be detected.
After this run, the collider will return as the High-Luminosity LHC in 2029, doubling the quantity of events that can be detected.
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The Future Circular Collider, a 100-kilometer ring with an energy goal of 100 trillion electronvolts, is also being planned by scientists.
The Future Circular Collider, a 100-kilometer ring with an energy goal of 100 trillion electronvolts, is also being planned by scientists.