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  1. The Large Hadron Collider - CERN

    Nov 28, 2010 · The Large Hadron Collider The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting …

  2. About CERN

    What is the LHC? The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It first started up on 10 September 2008, and remains the latest addition …

  3. Accelerators - CERN

    Future Circular Collider Compact Linear Collider Muon Collider AWAKE Past accelerators Many accelerators developed several decades ago are still in operation. The oldest of these is the …

  4. Facts and figures about the LHC - CERN

    Facts and figures about the LHC Why is it called the “Large Hadron Collider”? "Large" refers to its size, approximately 27km in circumference "Hadron" because it accelerates protons or ions, …

  5. The Future Circular Collider | CERN

    The Future Circular Collider (FCC) study is developing designs for higher performance particle colliders that could follow on from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) once it reaches the end of …

  6. How an accelerator works - CERN

    How an accelerator works Electric fields and radiofrequency cavities accelerate particles inside accelerators, while powerful magnets focus or steer the particle beams

  7. Muon Collider - CERN

    A muon collider could be a possible post- High Luminosity LHC machine, to explore high-energy physics frontiers with a relatively small environmental footprint. A circular particle accelerator …

  8. The accelerator complex | CERN

    In the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – the last element in this chain – particle beams are accelerated up to the record energy of 6.8 TeV per beam. Linear accelerator 4 (Linac4) …

  9. ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC - CERN

    May 8, 2025 · In a paper published in Physical Review Journals, the ALICE collaboration reports measurements that quantify the transmutation of lead into gold in CERN’s Large Hadron …

  10. The Large Electron-Positron Collider - CERN

    The Large Electron-Positron Collider LEP – the largest electron-positron accelerator ever built – was dismantled in 2000. Its 27-kilometre tunnel now hosts the LHC With its 27-kilometre …