An LHC operator in the CERN Control Centre during the record-breaking ramp in beam energy 19 March. Photo: M. Brice / CERN.
With beams routinely circulating in the Large Hadron Collider at 3. TeV, the highest energy yet achieved in a particle accelerator, CERN has set the date for the start of the LHC research programme. The first attempt for collisions at 7 TeV (3. TeV per beam) is scheduled for 30 March. "With two beams at 3. TeV, we're on the verge of launching the LHC physics programme," explained CERN's Director for Accelerators and Technology, Steve Myers. "But we've still got a lot of work to do before collisions.
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