Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - “Ready for collision” said the screen at Cern (European Nuclear Research Organization) shortly after 08:30. The first attempt at 7 TeV collisions of two 3.5 TeV beams, about three to four times the collisions currently done at the Fermilab in the US, is expected to occur around 10:30 this morning.
A beam was lost around 06:00 this morning, but was recovered fairly quickly. The beams are now circulating in their pipes but a collision in advance of the planned schedule is avoided by keeping them magnetically separated. The mood in the control centre is upbeat and excited although given the complexity of the task, it could be hours before a collision occurs.
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Title: Accelerating Science, an interactive exposition of particle physics
Location: Globe, CERN, Route de Meyrin, Meyrin
Link out: Click here
Description: A tunnel that looks suspiciously like the interior of the Large Hadron Collider is the venue for a look at all the science we don’t know yet. Entry free. Contact: +41 (0)22 767 76 76
Start Date: 16 Nov 2009
Start Time: 10:00
End Date: 21 Nov 2009
End Time: 17:00
Torsten Åkesson, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, et José Manuel Silva Rodriguez
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The European Research Area is significantly closer to becoming a working reality, with Cern (European Organization for Nuclear Research) and the European Commission (EC) signing a memorandum of understanding Friday 17 July. The two have agreed to work more closely together in several areas, a key one being to facilitate implementation of the European Strategy for Particle Physics, which has been defined by Cern.
The EC and Cern say the memorandum will provide a framework to cooperate and share knowledge in several areas: research programming, training and mobility of researchers, science education, open publishing, technology transfer, innovation, building next generation infrastructures (including e-infrastructures) and global scientific cooperation.
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A helium leak at midday Friday 19 September in the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) at Cern has not caused any injuries but the LHC will have to be shut down for at least two months to allow it to be warmed up and repairs carried out, Cern announced Saturday afternoon.
