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Large Hadron Collider

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008, in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists, and hundreds of universities and laboratories across more than 100 countries. It lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres (17 mi)…

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Location
Near Geneva, Switzerland; across the border of France and Switzerland
Accelerator type
Synchrotron
Beam type
Proton, heavy ion
Circumference
26,659 metres (16.565 miles)
Dates of operation
2010; 16 years ago (2010) – present
Institution
CERN

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Large Hadron Collider

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Large Hadron Collider

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related to Long Shutdown 2 (2018–2022) · 12
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related to "High-luminosity" upgrade · 8
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related to Purpose · 8
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related to Popular culture · 7
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related to Safety of particle collisions · 7
Large Hadron Collider → American Physical Society, Earth, LHC, Oh-My-God, TeV, The, Two CERN-commissioned
see also · 5
Large Hadron Collider → ColliderFuture Circular ColliderInternational Linear, ColliderVery Large Hadron Collider, Electron Positron ColliderCompact Linear, Engineering, List
Accelerator type · 1
Large Hadron Collider → Synchrotron
Beam type · 1
Large Hadron Collider → Proton, heavy ion
Circumference · 1
Large Hadron Collider → 26,659 metres (16.565 miles)
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Large Hadron ColliderAccelerator typeSynchrotron1.00infobox
Large Hadron ColliderBeam typeProton, heavy ion1.00infobox
Large Hadron ColliderCircumference26,659 metres (16.565 miles)1.00infobox
Large Hadron ColliderCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Large Hadron ColliderDates of operation2010; 16 years ago (2010) – present1.00infobox
Large Hadron ColliderInstitutionCERN1.00infobox
Large Hadron ColliderLocationNear Geneva, Switzerland; across the border of France and Switzerland1.00infobox
Large Hadron ColliderMaximum energy6.8 TeV per beam (13.6 TeV collision energy)1.00infobox
Large Hadron ColliderMaximum luminosity1×1034/(cm2⋅s)1.00infobox
Large Hadron ColliderPreceded byLarge Electron–Positron Collider1.00infobox
Large Hadron ColliderTarget typeCollider1.00infobox
protonsinstance ofThe best-known hadrons are the baryons0.80text

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