What is it exactly that produces the particles that whiz around the detector? Is it just a large cathode-ray tube type, radioactive, or otherwise? I can't find this info on the site. Please help!
-balloons
The LHC beam consists of protons, which are the nuclei of hydrogen atoms. As far as I know the way they are made is to get a big tank of hydrogen, give it a big electrical kick to strip the electrons off the atom and then you have a bunch of protons.
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Clearly another dimension has been opened up by the LHC 
QUOTE (balloonsrise+Sep 10 2008, 09:55 AM)
What is it exactly that produces the particles that whiz around the detector? Is it just a large cathode-ray tube type, radioactive, or otherwise? I can't find this info on the site. Please help!
-balloons
-balloons
thanks so far everyone. I'm still very, very curious about this.
QUOTE (balloonsrise+Sep 10 2008, 01:40 PM)
thanks so far everyone. I'm still very, very curious about this.
I don't blame you. It is the coolest thing that has happened in years.
I don't blame you. It is the coolest thing that has happened in years.
Yep, this is just the test run.
Just wait until the full energy collisions experiments start.
Just wait until the full energy collisions experiments start.
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