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Heavy Metal in the Large Hadron Collider: this time for real
On Saturday I wrote about the plans to collide lead ions in the LHC, and showed a simulation of what we might see. On Sunday it happened. Here’s the real thing… See also Chapter 4.6 of Smashing Physics.
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Tagged CERN, heavy ions, LHC, Smashing Physics
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Heavy Ions in the Large Hadron Collider – What’s the difference?
Recent headlines about the LHC and the big bang look remarkably similar to the other headlines about the LHC and the big bang. What’s the difference now? At The Guardian. See also Chapter 4.6 of Smashing Physics.
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Tagged CERN, heavy ions, LHC, Smashing Physics
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