This is a list of experiments at
CERN
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's
Large Hadron Collider
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(LHC). The LHC is the most energetic
particle collider
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They vary greatly in size or quantity, fro ...
in the world, and is used to test the accuracy of the
Standard Model
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, and to look for physics
beyond the Standard Model such as
supersymmetry
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,
extra dimensions
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, and others.
The list is first compiled from the
SPIRES database, then missing information is retrieved from the online version CERN's ''
Grey Book''. The most specific information of the two is kept, e.g. if the SPIRES database lists December 2008, while the ''Grey Book'' lists 22 December 2008, the ''Grey Book'' entry is shown. When there is a conflict between the SPIRES database and the ''Grey Book'', the SPIRES database information is listed, unless otherwise noted.
Large Hadron Collider experiments
MilliQan, FASER, LHCf, MOEDAL and TOTEM are much smaller than the other four experiments. Each is close to one of the larger experiments and uses the same collision point.
Notes
:1. Only a prototype has been approved and constructed so far, much smaller than the full proposed detector
See also
;Experiments:
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List of CERN experiments
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List of Super Proton Synchrotron experiments
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List of Proton Synchrotron experiments
;Facilities:
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CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (; ; ), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in Meyrin, western suburb of Gene ...
: European Organization for Nuclear Research
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PS: Proton Synchrotron
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SPS: Super Proton Synchrotron
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ISOLDE: On-Line Isotope Mass Separator
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ISR: Intersecting Storage Rings
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LEP: Large Electron–Positron Collider
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LHC
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008, in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists, and ...
: Large Hadron Collider
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AD: Antiproton Decelerator
References
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External links
CERN websiteLHC websiteCERN Grey BookSPIRES database
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experiments
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Particle experiments
LHC
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008, in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists, and ...