LHC Turns on, Powers up to Record-Shattering 7 TeV Collision
Posted by: Sniper on 30 March 2010
There's an enormous amount of energy inside a single atom. Unleashing this energy has flattened cities and today provides 20 percent of our nation's power. But what if you could pack even more energy into a single proton, one of the positively charged particles that makes up the atom's nucleus?
Physicists at CERN have used the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)to power up two beams of protons to 3.5 TeV each for a combined collision power of 7 TeV. That much energy has not been seen in particles since the days of the Big Bang -- the dawn of our universe.
Watch it happening here (you might have to scroll down to see the second webcam)
Professor Stephen Hawking wearing a hard hat.
Physicists at CERN have used the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)to power up two beams of protons to 3.5 TeV each for a combined collision power of 7 TeV. That much energy has not been seen in particles since the days of the Big Bang -- the dawn of our universe.
Watch it happening here (you might have to scroll down to see the second webcam)
Professor Stephen Hawking wearing a hard hat.