Laboratory where experimenhto practiced. (Photo: Reuters)
BERLIN (AP) .- The particle accelerator more World’s largest returned to action on Sunday, after two years of maintenance and improvements, to begin a new mission that scientists hope will allow them to glimpse the dark universe invisible.
Scientists in the Organization European Organization for Nuclear Research ( CERN by its French acronym) launched two beams of particles through the tunnel 27 kilometers (16.8 miles) from the Large Hadron Collider, for under the border between Switzerland and France near Geneva.
“The activation is complete!” said CERN in your website.
The accelerator was instrumental in the discovery of the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle on whose existence had several theories in a while, but that was confirmed in 2013.
Scientists promise almost twice the energy and much more violent clashes this time particles. They expect the most violent lightning shocks which could be launched in early June. – Allow to observe the dark universe never seen before
They hope to see all kinds of new facts of physics, even a first glimpse of dark matter, during the second gear collider three years.
CERN said the restart process went smoothly and was faster than expected. Still, it will be some time yet before the throttle works at full speed and starting collisions of particles.
“It will take six weeks to two months to establish the first stable collisions for experiments, because we put all the tools, all systems one by one in service, “said Joerg Wenninger, operations coordinator accelerator.
Dark matter-and her cousin, energy dark- up the majority the universe, but scientists have been unable to see them. Researchers looking at the high-energy collisions in special experiments on board the International Space Station and a deep underground mine.
CERN invested some $ 150 million in improvements, opened the huge machine every 20 meters to check the status of the magnets and connections.
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