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Protons have *collided* in the LHC

Nov 23, 2009
At least it looks like it from this CMS event display: See the CMS e-commentary for hourly updates and more information.  (That’s how I know which results are public. ) The yellow boxes are silicon strips that detected the passage of particles...

Protons have orbited the LHC!

Nov 20, 2009
The beam went three times around the LHC ring: see CMS’s e-commentary and CERN’s twitter.  This is the milestone that was a big media event last year (September 10, 2008). Update: now it’s 500 times around the ring (about 0.05 seconds).  Last year’s...

"Beam-splashes" to arrive at CMS soon, possibly this weekend

Nov 7, 2009
See CMS e-commentary for live updates. “Beam-splashes” are when a beam is threaded part-way through the LHC ring, then deliberately collided with an absorbing block of tungsten to stop it, upstream of a detector. Many particles are created in this...

The Beam is Back

Oct 28, 2009
A little over a year after the highly publicized start-up and break-down of the LHC, the damage has been repaired, new protection systems are in place, and all sectors are cold and ready for beam. Yesterday, the first injection test of 2009 was...

What killed Madame Curie? (Part 4)

Sep 7, 2009
New York City, 1956 Leaning on a Chinese restaurant at a busy street corner in Greenwich Village, I crossed my legs, tipped my hat low, and quietly panicked. This case is turning into a nightmare: dozens of suspects, growing daily, and they all seem...


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