Large Hadron Collider

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The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.

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instanceOf circular collider
hadron collider
particle accelerator
scientific research facility
approximateCost about 4.6 billion Swiss francs
beamType lead ion
proton
constructionEndDate 2008
constructionStartDate 1998
coolingMedium liquid helium
dataUse high-energy physics research worldwide
designedCenterOfMassEnergy 14 TeV
firstBeamDate 10 September 2008
firstLongShutdown 2013
firstLongShutdownEnd 2015
firstPhysicsRunStart 2009
fundedBy CERN member states
governingTheoryFramework Standard Model of particle physics
linked to: Standard Model
HiggsBosonDiscoveryExperiments ATLAS
CMS
HiggsBosonDiscoveryYear 2012
highLuminosityLHCStart planned mid-2020s
hostsExperiment ALICE
ATLAS
CMS
FASER
LHCb
LHCf
MoEDAL
TOTEM
injectorChain LINAC2 / LINAC4
linked to: Linac4

Proton Synchrotron
Proton Synchrotron Booster
linked to: Proton Synchrotron

Super Proton Synchrotron
locatedIn CERN
France
Geneva region
Switzerland
locatedUnderground true
notableDiscovery Higgs boson
numberOfRings 2
operatingTemperature about 1.9 K
operator CERN
primaryPurpose study of fundamental particles and forces
researchFocus Higgs boson
electroweak symmetry breaking
quantum chromodynamics
search for extra dimensions
search for physics beyond the Standard Model
search for supersymmetry
study of quark–gluon plasma
ringShape circular
run1Energy 7 to 8 TeV
run2Energy 13 TeV
run3Energy 13.6 TeV
safetyAssessment no credible risk to Earth according to scientific reviews
secondLongShutdown 2019
secondLongShutdownEnd 2022
tunnelCircumference approximately 27 kilometers
tunnelDepth about 50 to 175 meters underground
upgradeProgram High-Luminosity LHC
usesMagnetType superconducting dipole magnets

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CERN operates Large Hadron Collider
France–Switzerland border passesNearFacility CERN Large Hadron Collider ring
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Linac4 servesExperiments Large Hadron Collider experiments
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Super Proton Synchrotron servesAsInjectorFor Large Hadron Collider
ATLAS locatedAt Large Hadron Collider
CMS locatedAt Large Hadron Collider
ALICE locatedAt Large Hadron Collider
ALICE collider Large Hadron Collider
LHCb locatedAt Large Hadron Collider
LHCb usesAccelerator Large Hadron Collider
LHCb parentOrganization CERN LHC programme
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TOTEM locatedAt Large Hadron Collider
TOTEM usesAccelerator LHC
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MoEDAL locatedAtAccelerator Large Hadron Collider
LHCf locatedAt Large Hadron Collider
LHCf usesAccelerator LHC
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Higgs boson discoveredUsing Large Hadron Collider
FASER locatedAt Large Hadron Collider
FASER collider Large Hadron Collider
Standard Model HiggsBosonDiscoveredAt Large Hadron Collider
CERN Large Hadron Collider surface facilities partOf CERN Large Hadron Collider
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LHC injector chain feedsInto Large Hadron Collider
LHC injector chain commissionedFor LHC
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Linac2 injectionTarget Large Hadron Collider
Saint-Genis-Pouilly hasNearbyFacility CERN Large Hadron Collider
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LHC Injectors Upgrade serves Large Hadron Collider
subject linked to: LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
CERN accelerator complex hasPart Large Hadron Collider
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Forward Multiplicity Detector locatedAt Large Hadron Collider
Forward Multiplicity Detector locatedIn LHC tunnel
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VELO locatedAt Large Hadron Collider
VELO accelerator Large Hadron Collider
Drell–Yan processes measuredAt Large Hadron Collider
LEP tunnelReusedBy LHC
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LEP successor Large Hadron Collider
Proton Synchrotron Booster injectsInto Large Hadron Collider
Proton Synchrotron Booster preAcceleratorFor Large Hadron Collider
Proton Synchrotron Booster relatedTo Large Hadron Collider
Zero Degree Calorimeters installedAt Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
linked to: Large Hadron Collider
Super Proton Synchrotron servesAsInjectorTo Large Hadron Collider
subject linked to: SPS
Super Proton Synchrotron precedesInChain Large Hadron Collider
subject linked to: SPS
Super Proton Synchrotron injectsInto LHC
subject linked to: SPS
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CLIC aimsToComplement Large Hadron Collider
A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS locatedAt Large Hadron Collider
Run 3 (2022– ) partOf Large Hadron Collider
Run 3 (2022– ) location Large Hadron Collider tunnel
linked to: Large Hadron Collider
Run 3 (2022– ) usesAccelerator Large Hadron Collider