Large Hadron Collider set a new world record

In Geneva, on April 22, 2011, around midnight, at the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN), a new world record in proton beam density was set. During the experiment, the luminosity of the collider (the intensity of the collision of particles of two opposite beams) reached 4.67 by 10 to the 32nd power of protons per second per square centimeter. This result exceeds the previous world record of 4.024 by 10 in the 32nd degree of protons per second per square centimeter, which was installed at the US National Laboratory, at the Tevatron collider in 2010.


“The beam intensity is the key to the success of the Large Hadron Collider, so this is a very important step,” said CERN Director General Rolf Hoyer. The greatest intensity of the beam allows you to get more data, and the possibility of new discoveries directly depends on the amount of data.

In colliders, particles collide with other particles flying towards them. The higher the beam luminosity in the collider, the higher the probability of collisions. It is the results of collisions that allow scientists to draw conclusions about the properties of elementary particles and find traces of new, not yet discovered.
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The current launch of the Large Hadron Collider is scheduled to continue until the end of 2012. Scientists hope that during this time, they will be able to collect enough data to fully explore the energy range available at energies of 3.5 teraelectronvolts per beam. By the end of the current period of work, physicists can already confidently say whether the Higgs boson exists or not.

Well, we can only wish good luck to physicists in their research. And let us hope that the knowledge gained in the process of research will serve exclusively peaceful purposes.

CERN Press Release

PS: I didn’t know where to put it, I didn’t find it better than “iron”.