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  1. The Large Hadron Collider | CERN

    Nov 28, 2010 · The Large Hadron Collider The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting …

  2. Facts and figures about the LHC - CERN

    Facts and figures about the LHC Why is it called the “Large Hadron Collider”? "Large" refers to its size, approximately 27km in circumference "Hadron" because it accelerates protons or ions, …

  3. Accelerators - CERN

    Muon Collider AWAKE Past accelerators Many accelerators developed several decades ago are still in operation. The oldest of these is the Proton Synchrotron (PS), commissioned in 1959. …

  4. The Future Circular Collider | CERN

    The Future Circular Collider (FCC) study is developing designs for higher performance particle colliders that could follow on from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) once it reaches the end of …

  5. First-ever collisions of oxygen at the LHC - CERN

    Jul 1, 2025 · A major event at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC): the accelerator has just collided beams of protons and oxygen ions for the very first time. From 29 June to 9 July, the LHC will …

  6. CERN releases report on the feasibility of a possible Future Circular ...

    Mar 31, 2025 · After several years of intense work, CERN and international partners have completed a study to assess the feasibility of a possible Future Circular Collider (FCC). …

  7. Grand collisionneur de hadrons - CERN

    Feb 16, 2015 · Que se passe-t-il au LHC ? Saviez-vous que vous pouvez suivre en direct ce qui se passe dans l'accélérateur le plus puissant du monde ? « LHC Page 1 » donne un aperçu …

  8. Muon Collider - CERN

    A muon collider could be a possible post- High Luminosity LHC machine, to explore high-energy physics frontiers with a relatively small environmental footprint. A circular particle accelerator …

  9. How an accelerator works - CERN

    The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) accelerates and collides protons, and also heavy lead ions. One might expect the LHC to require a large source of particles, but protons for beams in 27 …

  10. The accelerator complex | CERN

    CERN Accelerator Complex animation - OVERVIEW CERN Accelerator Complex animation - OVERVIEW This animation shows the path of the protons through CERN's accelerator …