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Nature 448, 285-289 (19 July 2007) | doi:10.1038/nature06077; Published online 18 July 2007
Building a behemoth
Oliver Brüning1 & Paul Collier1
Abstract
The Large Hadron Collider makes extensive use of existing CERN infrastructure but is in many respects an unprecedented undertaking. It is a proton–proton collider; therefore, it requires two separate accelerator rings with magnetic fields of opposite polarity to guide the two beams in opposite directions around its 27-km circumference. In addition, the extraordinary energies and collision rates that it has been designed to attain pose huge challenges for controlling the beam and protecting the accelerator.
- Accelerators and Beams Department, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland.
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