Large Hadron Collider

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circular collider hadron collider particle accelerator scientific research facility

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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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
LHC	7
CERN Large Hadron Collider	2
CERN LHC programme	1
CERN Large Hadron Collider ring	1
LHC experimental complex	1
LHC tunnel	1
Large Hadron Collider (CERN)	1
Large Hadron Collider (LHC)	1
Large Hadron Collider experiments	1
Large Hadron Collider program	1
Large Hadron Collider tunnel	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
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 ⓘ surface form: Standard Model of particle physics
HiggsBosonDiscoveryExperiments	ATLAS ⓘ CMS ⓘ
HiggsBosonDiscoveryYear	2012 ⓘ
highLuminosityLHCStart	planned mid-2020s ⓘ
hostsExperiment	ALICE ⓘ ATLAS ⓘ CMS ⓘ FASER ⓘ LHCb ⓘ LHCf ⓘ MoEDAL ⓘ TOTEM ⓘ
injectorChain	Linac4 ⓘ surface form: LINAC2 / LINAC4 Proton Synchrotron ⓘ Proton Synchrotron ⓘ surface form: Proton Synchrotron Booster Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
locatedIn	CERN ⓘ France ⓘ Geneva metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: 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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TOTal Elastic and diffractive cross section Measurement → locatedInFacility → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

Run 3 (2022– ) → location → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

this entity surface form: Large Hadron Collider tunnel

CERN accelerator complex → mainComponent → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

Drell–Yan processes → measuredAt → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

CERN → operates → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

LHCb → parentOrganization → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

this entity surface form: CERN LHC programme

A Large Ion Collider Experiment → partOf → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

this entity surface form: Large Hadron Collider program

CERN LHC Run 2 era → partOf → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

CERN Large Hadron Collider surface facilities → partOf → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

this entity surface form: CERN Large Hadron Collider

LHC Run 3 → partOf → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

Point 5 of the LHC ring → partOf → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

this entity surface form: LHC experimental complex

Run 3 (2022– ) → partOf → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

France–Switzerland border → passesNearFacility → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

this entity surface form: CERN Large Hadron Collider ring

Proton Synchrotron Booster → preAcceleratorFor → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

SPS → precedesInChain → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

subject surface form: Super Proton Synchrotron

CERN LHC Run 2 era → primaryMachine → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

LEIR → relatedFacility → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

LIU → relatedTo → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

LIU project → relatedTo → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

Proton Synchrotron Booster → relatedTo → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) → serves → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

subject surface form: LHC Injectors Upgrade

Super Proton Synchrotron → servesAsInjectorFor → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

SPS → servesAsInjectorTo → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

subject surface form: Super Proton Synchrotron

Linac4 → servesExperiments → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

this entity surface form: Large Hadron Collider experiments

LEP → successor → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

Tevatron → successor → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

Super Proton Synchrotron → successorAsMainColliderAtCERN → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

LEP → tunnelReusedBy → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

this entity surface form: LHC

High-Luminosity LHC → upgrades → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

LHC Run 3 → usesAccelerator → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

LHCb → usesAccelerator → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

LHCf → usesAccelerator → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

this entity surface form: LHC

Run 3 (2022– ) → usesAccelerator → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

TOTEM → usesAccelerator → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ

this entity surface form: LHC

TOTal Elastic and diffractive cross section Measurement → usesAccelerator → Large Hadron Collider ⓘ