Tag Archives: LHC

LHC High Energy Physics Start

Posted on 31/03/2010 by Jon Butterworth

See also Chapter 3.1 of Smashing Physics. So, the LHC breaks new ground again. Not just in fundamental physics and accelerator technology, but in doing science live in public, or at least so it feels. We had hoped for collisions … Continue reading →

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It’s the Future, Stupid*

Posted on 28/03/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Today there is a letter in the Mail on Sunday from a bunch of astronomers and particle physicists backing up Suzanne Moore‘s piece last week. Her article was great (even if the juxtaposition of Carla Bruni’s rear and the now … Continue reading →

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Minimum Bias

Posted on 22/03/2010 by Jon Butterworth

[29/3/2010 An article based on this, benefiting from Ian Sample’s excellent editorial help, went on the Guardian site. See also Chapter 2.2 of Smashing Physics.] As of Friday morning, the LHC is accelerating protons to an energy three-and-a-half times higher … Continue reading →

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Mountain Physics

Posted on 09/03/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Wahay! I finally posted the proceedings of the Les Houches Workshop on Physics at TeV colliders and they appeared on the arXiv today. ArXiv (pronounced archive) is the standard repository for particle physics papers and lots of of other science. … Continue reading →

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