A view of the control center at CERN as they set a world record by accelerating beams to the highest energy ever achieved in a particle collider, November 30, 2009. REUTERS/CERN/Handout
Posted on 12/09/2009 9:07:22 PM PST by NormsRevenge
GENEVA – The world's largest atom smasher has recorded its first high-energy collisions of protons, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Physicists hope those collisions will help them understand suspected phenomena such as dark matter, antimatter and ultimately the creation of the universe billions of years ago, which many theorize occurred as a massive explosion known as the Big Bang.
The collisions occurred Tuesday evening as the Large Haldron Collider underwent test runs in preparation for operations next year, said Christine Sutton of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN.
Two beams of circulating particles traveling in opposite directions at 1.18 trillion electron volts produced the collisions, she said. The Atlas "experiment," one of four major detectors in cathedral-sized rooms in the collider's underground tunnel at Geneva, had part of its equipment turned on and could register collisions.
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A view of the control center at CERN as they set a world record by accelerating beams to the highest energy ever achieved in a particle collider, November 30, 2009. REUTERS/CERN/Handout
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I could tell them everything they need to know about "dark matter(TM)" right now without all the hassle and expense; the stuff basically doesn't exist, other than in the minds of people locked into bad science paradigms.
How much carbon does this produce and how will it feed the hungry and save the planet?/s
Did anyone else just pass out for two and a half minutes and see six months into the future?
Good new is health care hasn’t passed yet. Bad news is they are still working on it.
How many amps in this and what do they do with the energy after they collide do they like light up a city for a nano minute or what?
I have always thought that most of theoretical physics is nothing more than science fiction with an endowment. I may be slow but I do not understand how scientist can create fields of math to solve the imaginary problems they put forth.
Perhaps these experiments can prove that something like dark matter and dark energy exists?
That would put a wrench into the mindset of those who hold to the naturalistic philosophy of materialism (the matter that we experience is the only real thing in the universe).
If the universe is made up of 95 percent dark matter and energy, as some theorists believe, then we only have experience with 5 percent what what is real out there.
That means that the other worlds (heaven) of Christian faith would have a scientific basis — making life after more plausible.
I just finished a cool book “Life After Death, the Evidence.” That is what Denesh Dezua argues.
That “there are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=34270
1.18 trillion electron volts = 1.89056823 × 10-7 joules
Is that enough to light a light bulb?
What rod should I use and does the metal need any special prep?
Are you a physicist?
Do you have an explanation for the mass-matter discrepancy in galaxies?
CRU did the calcs?
Any tie-in to the mysterious lights seen over Norway? Was my first thought when I saw them, and now to see this article... Hmmm...
PS - I am serious. Search the web to see for yourself...
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This is the kinetic energy of each particle in the ring, and is to be compared to the "rest energy" of the particle given by E=mc2. For protons, this is about 1 Gev, so they have 1000 times as much kinetic energy as rest energy.
Nevertheless, I'm sure the thing draws plenty of power. According to Wikipedia, each of the two beams carries 362 million joules = 100.555556 kw-hrs ( hmmmmmm ), and I'm sure that's the tip of the iceberg for power consumption.
Ah, here you go: LHC Energy consumption . "CERN predicted total for the year 2009 with LHC fully operational is around 1000 GWh"
... and BTW, it's HADRON ... sheesh.
Depends on how long it takes to expend that much energy. A joule is a watt-second. so that much energy would light a 1.89 watt LED for 10-7 seconds (0.0000001 seconds) Of course that's the energy of each proton, and their are lots of protons in the beast, even if the beam is really, really "thin".
oops replied to wrong post. Should have been to guitarplayer1953’s question about light bulbs.
oops replied to wrong post. Should have been to guitarplayer1953’s question about light bulbs.
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