karmakramer Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091209/ap_on_sc/eu_big_bang_machine GENEVA – The world's largest atom smasher has recorded its first high-energy collisions of protons, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Physicists hope those collisions will help them understand suspected phenomena such as dark matter, antimatter and ultimately the creation of the universe billions of years ago, which many theorize occurred as a massive explosion known as the Big Bang. The collisions occurred Tuesday evening as the Large Haldron Collider underwent test runs in preparation for operations next year, said Christine Sutton of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN. Two beams of circulating particles traveling in opposite directions at 1.18 trillion electron volts produced the collisions, she said. The Atlas "experiment," one of four major detectors in cathedral-sized rooms in the collider's underground tunnel at Geneva, had part of its equipment turned on and could register collisions. "They recorded a handful of collisions, and one of them looks quite nice, so it's on their Web site," she said. Sutton said the collisions occurred when the machine was ramped up briefly to 1.18 TeV. That same level set a world record for proton acceleration in November, when Geneva's particle beams traveled with 20 percent more power than Fermilab near Chicago, which previously held the record. The operators plan many more collisions at lower energies so the experiments can calibrate their equipment and prepare for more advances ahead. CERN then plans more collisions at 1.18 TeV to give all experiments the opportunity to record data at that level, but new scientific discoveries are not expected before next year when the beams are ramped up still higher, to 3.5 TeV. That will be 3.5 times more energy that has been reached at Fermilab, previously the most powerful collider. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alzado Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 look at how short that one guy's tie is lol Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Alzado's signature Hide all signatures RIP Farm Eagle Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 On 12/10/2009 at 5:58 AM, karmakramer said: That will be 3.5 times more energy that has been reached at Fermilab, previously the most powerful collider. i was just at Fermilab over Thanksgiving and took a ton of pics. I grew up nearby. IDM as FUCK! The coolest part is the fact that there are fucking buffalo! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide J3FF3R00's signature Hide all signatures 666 Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 looks more like sneaksta303 to me. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 karmakramer, you're the king of anticlimactic threads. Just like Avatar, ain't nothin happened yet Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmakramer Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 On 12/10/2009 at 6:34 AM, lumpenprol said: karmakramer, you're the king of anticlimactic threads. Just like Avatar, ain't nothin happened yet Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 On 12/10/2009 at 6:29 AM, hahathhat said: looks more like sneaksta303 to me. looks like Vibert a bit to me. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide sneaksta303's signature Hide all signatures The Dark Tower Cycle Pplz ep The Swarm H.P. Sneakstep's Educational Tours Vol. 1 Branch Acidian - Acid's Done Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
essines Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 it's yek. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide essines's signature Hide all signatures On 8/19/2011 at 11:51 PM, Luke Fucking Hazard said: Essines has, and always will remind me of MacReady. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 On 12/10/2009 at 6:50 AM, essines said: it's yek. yeah man, good call. him too. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide sneaksta303's signature Hide all signatures The Dark Tower Cycle Pplz ep The Swarm H.P. Sneakstep's Educational Tours Vol. 1 Branch Acidian - Acid's Done Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 On 12/10/2009 at 6:03 AM, LOL Alzado said: look at how short that one guy's tie is lol Dude, they're scientists, not professional WATMM posters. You can't expect them to be all sartorial. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures 백호야~~~항상에 사랑할거예요.나의 아들. Shout outs to the saracens, musulmen and celestials. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blanket Fort Collapse Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 omgz 9 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Babar Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 question : what happens if you sit down into the LHC just in the middle of the two beams, and wait for the collision ? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 you turn into some kind of super hero Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide BCM's signature Hide all signatures Bandcamp | Spotify | SoundCloud | Amazon | Apple Music | YouTube | YouTube Music | Deezer | Google Play Music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Super lurker ultra V12 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 On 12/10/2009 at 3:47 PM, Babar said: question : what happens if you sit down into the LHC just in the middle of the two beams, and wait for the collision ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQxQYWW7uzE Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Fucking lol at the Half Life look-alikes. Serious fucking lol. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide thehauntingsoul's signature Hide all signatures Last.fm SteamID: Thehauntingsoul My EP Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 On 12/10/2009 at 5:58 AM, karmakramer said: lol Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/51394-atom-smasher-catches-1st-high-energy-collisions/#findComment-1184851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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