2008-08-03 20:09:41
last modified: 2008-09-04 11:33:29

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 27 kilometer (17 mile) long particle accelerator straddling the border of Switzerland and France, is nearly set to begin its first particle beam tests.

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is preparing for its first small tests in early August, leading to a planned full-track test in September - and the first planned particle collisions before the end of the year.

The final step before starting is the chilling of the entire collider to -271.25 C (-456.25 F). Here is a collection of photographs from CERN, showing various stages of completion of the LHC and several of its larger experiments (some over seven stories tall), over the past several years.



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2008-08-26 10:16:14

Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible way, Cox brings us along on a tour of the massive complex and describes his part in it -- and the vital role it's going to play in understanding our universe.

2008-08-26 11:54:35

In clear, nontechnical language, string theorist Brian Greene explains how our understanding of the universe has evolved from Einstein's notions of gravity and space-time to superstring theory, where minuscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions create every particle and force in the universe. (This mind-bending theory may soon be put to the test at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva.)

2008-08-26 19:08:43

The Large Hadron Collider promises to recreate the conditions in the early universe. By revisiting the beginning of time, scientists hope to unravel some of the deepest secrets of our Universe.

Within these first few moments the building blocks of the Universe were formed. The search for these fundamental particles has occupied scientists for decades but there remains one particle that has stubbornly refused to appear in any experiment.

The Higgs Boson is so crucial to our understanding of the Universe that it has been dubbed the God particle. It explains how fundamental particles acquire mass, or as one scientist plainly states: "It is what makes stuff stuff..."



Large Hadron Collider - The Search For The Higgs [1 of 3]

2008-08-26 19:16:25

Large Hadron Collider - The Search For The Higgs [2 of 3]

2008-08-26 19:26:49

Large Hadron Collider - The Search For The Higgs [3 of 3]

2008-08-31 17:58:08

The second and final test of the Large Hadron Collider's (LHC's) beam synchronization systems took place on Friday evening in a tunnel under the Franco-Swiss border, according to a Monday statement from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern).

The successful test involved pushing "a few particles… down the transfer line from the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) accelerator to the LHC", then steering them "counterclockwise about 3km around the LHC", the statement said.

Cern's scientists hope that the LHC project will reveal the elusive 'Higgs boson', a hypothetical particle whose assumed existence underpins much of current physics theory. Other previously unobserved particle types may also make an appearance.

The first attempt to send a full beam around the LHC, at an energy of 0.45TeV (teraelectronvolts), will take place on 10 September. Cern hopes to get particle beams colliding at 5TeV by the end of the year.


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2008-09-01 11:03:19
last modified: 2008-10-20 22:06:12

The Large Hadron Collider


An overview of the LHC project and its research plans.





There are even bigger colliders being planned:

• Super Large Hadron Collider
  


• Very Large Hadron Collider

2008-09-02 11:05:44

While the first proton beam is planned to be circulating through the 17 mile ring at near-light speed, the University of Liverpool’s LHCb VELO detector has recorded the first hits from tracks of particles on August 22. It apparently was the first test of what will be four “massive” experiments.

The LHC will enable proton beams that carry an energy of 7 tera electron volts (TeV), more than seven times the energy that was created by the Tevatron, in Batavia, Illinois. The energy level of 7 TeV is about comparable to an average car that is travelling at 1000 mph, or 2.3 trillion 3 volt batteries chained together (for a total length of about 4.3 million miles.) One lap through the 17 mile LHC tunnel will take a proton only 90 micro seconds, meaning that a beam that is active for 10 hours will travel the distance of about 6.2 billion miles, which is about twice the distance between Earth and Neptune.

Scientists expect about 20 collisions when the 200 billion beam particles cross. However, due to the high speed of the beam and the fact that the LHC will cross the beams 30 times per second, there will be 600 million collisions per second at a rate of 600 MHz on average. The difficult task is not only to manage this extremely high and potentially very destructive energy level, but to also read the results of the particle collisions. It is nearly impossible for scientists to capture data of 600 million collisions per second with today’s computing technology.


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2008-09-03 11:00:44

A 3 min tour of CERN and its research facilities

2008-09-03 17:18:52

COUNTDOWN TO THE BIG BANG


Physicists are making final preparations for the world’s biggest science experiment- a collision of particles at the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva next week.

The UK is one of the leading partners in this international project.

2008-09-04 11:30:32

Axiom - Hadron Collider - Questions and Answers - 10.09.2008 End of Mankind ? - How much did it cost to build LHC ? - What is Dark Matter ?


The LHC (Large Hadron Collider) is an international project, in which the UK has a leading role. This site includes the latest news from the project, accessible explanations of how the LHC works, how it is funded, who works there and what benefits it brings us.


Visit them for more info:- http://www.lhc.ac.uk/

Video Questions found here:- http://www.particledetectives.net/htm...

Other Video Clips Found Here:- http://www.scitech.ac.uk/resources/mp...

UK YouTube Channel:- SciTechUK

Debate at the Axiom:- http://axiomgate.proboards61.com/inde...

2008-09-05 19:53:13

2008-09-05 20:13:32

Well, the Dutch news is also very very positive about the Large Hadron Collider:

'SPITSNIEUWS: We gaan allemaal dood' (We are all going to die).

So, on to your favorite translator tool for your daily portion of Dutch negativism.

aaan aaschermiittwooch is allet vorbeei - alle jahre wieder..

so much for the kölsch way of life - no, i'm sauerländer.

frank.

2008-09-09 10:22:57
last modified: 2008-09-09 10:23:33

Large Hadron Collider Coming Online!!!


LHC the largest experiment in all of human history is coming online!

2008-09-09 21:39:19
last modified: 2008-09-09 21:40:44

almost live view:

2008-09-10 16:54:19

2008-09-12 21:10:40

2008-09-13 01:52:38

Webseite des neuen Teilchenbeschleunigers gehackt

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Webseite-des-neuen-Teilchenbeschleunigers-gehackt--/meldung/115888

ouch..

Here is a link to the UK Telegraph version of the story in English:
Hackers infiltrate Large Hadron Collider systems and mock IT security

2008-09-15 08:57:36

End of the world?, the Large Hadron Collider ( LHC )


The Large Hadron Collider is the largest and most complex scientific instrument ever built and the highest energy particle accelerator in the world. The accelerator is located 100 m underground and runs through both French and Swiss territory. ( 27km circumference)

2008-09-21 21:49:20

Atom smasher out of action


News Video | Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:16:00 +1000 | Duration 1m 5s

Plans for the Large Hadron Collider to start smashing its first particles have been set back by at least two months after damage to the plant.

2008-09-29 17:11:03

2008-10-17 21:41:12

The assembly of the CMS detector, step by step, through a 3D animation.

2008-10-17 22:56:22

CERN: 50 years of Science

A documentary covering 50 years of scientific research at CERN. Produced for CERN's 50th anniversary.