The construction and operation of the Large Hadron Collider from "summary" of The God Particle by Leon M. Lederman,Dick Teresi
The Large Hadron Collider is a colossal machine, a scientific instrument of extraordinary complexity and scale. It is a circular tunnel, 27 kilometers in circumference, buried underground near Geneva, Switzerland. Inside this tunnel, beams of protons race around at nearly the speed of light, guided by thousands of powerful magnets. The purpose of this immense apparatus is to smash protons into one another, generating collisions with energies never before achieved. The construction of the Large Hadron Collider was a monumental feat of engineering and collaboration. It involved thousands of scientists and engineers from around the world, working together to design and build this cutting-edge facility. The construction process was not without its challenges, as the scientists had to overcome technical hurdles and logistical obstacles to bring their vision to life. Once ...
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