CERN operational again

[johnridley]

CERN is slowly ramping up (actually ahead of schedule); they've done some 900 GeV collisions (450 x 2) and expect to crank it up to 1.2/2.4 TeV very soon, then eventually to 3.5/7 TeV, which they all seem confident they can do with very little risk of another meltdown. They may be able to crank it up to 5/10 TeV with equipment as is, and with some mods planned for next year, they hope to reach a per-beam energy of 7 TeV, for a 14 TeV collision.

Comments

[bwittig.livejournal.com]

So, FermiLab still has the record until CERN exceeds 1.8TeV? (That is what Wolfram Alpha lists as Fermi's center of mass energy.)

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the tevatron's record will probably fall in just a few days.

[dave-ifversen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the tevatron's record will probably fall in just a few days.

Unless our trained birds get through again...

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

Fly! Fly, my pretties!

[madtechie2718.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what energy level they have to reach before the transdimensional walls of the universe break down and anti-matter creatures from before the dawn of time devour us all - can you refresh my memory?

I'd like to plan a decent last meal.

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

The people who know that lurk in underground lairs. Certainly the Doctor would know, but he's notoriously difficult to communicate with.

Perhaps the best course would be to monitor one of the CERN webcams, and when things get seriously sideways there, do what you have planned.