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Watching ‘the clock’ at the LHC

As time ticks down to the restart of the Large Hadron Collider, scientists are making sure their detectors run like clockwork.For the last two years, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN has been quietly...

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What’s new for LHC Run II

The Large Hadron Collider gears up for restart.The most powerful particle accelerator on Earth has been asleep for the past two years. Soon it will reawaken for its second run.Since shutting down in...

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Video: LHC experiments prep for restart

Engineers and technicians have begun to close experiments in preparation for the next run.The LHC is preparing to restart at almost double the collision energy of its previous run. The new energy will...

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Physics in fast-forward

During their first run, experiments at the Large Hadron Collider rediscovered 50 years' worth of physics research in a single month.In 2010, the brand-spanking-new CMS and ATLAS detectors started...

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Experiments combine to find mass of Higgs

The CMS and ATLAS experiments at the Large Hadron Collider joined forces to make the most precise measurement of the mass of the Higgs boson yet.On the dawn of the Large Hadron Collider restart, the...

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Inside the CERN Control Centre

Take a tour of one of the most important rooms at CERN.CERN is more than just the Large Hadron Collider. A complex network of beam lines feeds particles from one accelerator to the next, gradually...

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LHC experiments first to observe rare process

A joint result from the CMS and LHCb experiments precludes or limits several theories of new particles or forces.Two experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN have combined their results and...

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The wonderful thing about triggers

Physicist Jim Pivarski explains how particle detectors know when to record data.Imagine you're a particle physicist in 1932. You have a cloud chamber that can show you the tracks of particles, and you...

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Something goes bump in the data

The CMS and ATLAS experiments at the LHC see something mysterious, but it’s too soon to pop the Champagne.An unexpected bump in data gathered during the first run of the Large Hadron Collider is...

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New game trades clicks for physics discoveries

A group of students at CERN have created a computer game that makes particle physics research as addictive as Candy Crush Saga.If you’re hearing an incessant clicking sound right now, someone around...

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