CERN announced on Thursday that it had shut down the collider a week ago after a successful start-up that had beams of protons circling in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions in the collider.
It was at first thought the failure of an electrical transformer that handles part of the cooling was the problem, CERN said. That transformer was replaced last weekend and the machine was lowered back to operating temperature to prepare for a resumption of operations.
But later it turned out to be a much serious problem. A faulty electrical connection between two magnets that stopped superconducting, melted and led to a mechanical failure and let the helium out and this will keep it out of commission for at least two months.
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well this is bad news
well this is really bad news
Dear Sir,
THANK YOU for your story on the supermassive black-hole at the galactic center! Sure, I guess folk knew about it since the 70's, but I didn't. I'm the author of a new deductive analysis using the premise of gravitational repulsion to draw categorical repercussions. Deep in the model, a cloud of antimatter black-holes (AMBH) are predicted to surround and seal-off the supermassive black-hole at the galactic center. Anyway, I always considered that the weakest part of the model, because it seemed so speculative and so hard to prove. Then I read your article and practically fainted.
You'll be interested in the new model, I'm sure. Core articles are posted at http://hasanuddin.org
Alternatively, if you like drama, see the nerd-battle at http://www.scientificconcerns.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=776
So why am I posting onto an article about LHC? Well, it's recent, and I wanted your attention to say thank you. But more importantly, deep within the new model is the implication that all MBH will be stable... which is really bad news if CERN scientists push the envelope too far. Which is why I am advocating (not to shut it down) but to retool LHC to accelerate antiprotons, which could only produce AMBH. AMBH not only could hurt the Earth, but also could possess many unknowable applications.
...that is, if the new model is correct. Come check it out.
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