hadron collider
Subatomic crash facility
A hadron collider is a particle accelerator that smashes protons or other hadrons together at extreme speeds to study fundamental physics.
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the world's most powerful, discovered the Higgs boson in 2012.
Scientists use these collisions to probe the structure of matter and test theories about the universe's origins.
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
- detectorsDevices that discover presence
- CERNEuropean nuclear research organization
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- Big BangUniverse's explosive origin
quarks · Higgs boson · particle decay · proton · standard model · vacuum systems · calorimeter · cryogenics · bosons · accelerator · CMS · gluons · leptons · antimatter · Switzerland · tunnel · smash · ring
- Particle CollidersLHC, synchrotron
- acceleratorsparticle accelerator, linear accelerator, cyclotron, synchrotron, linac
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
- lab equipmentmicroscope, microscopes, beaker, beakers, test tube
hadron collidermicroscope
Instrument for viewing minute objects
telescope · radio telescope · electron microscope · optical microscope · space telescope
hadron collidernaked eye
Vision without optical instruments
magnifying glass · hand lens · abacus · pocket calculator · notebook
hadron colliderarmchair philosophy
Theorizing without firsthand research
theoretical physics · thought experiment · pen and paper · chalkboard