Large Hadron Collider
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The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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Target entity: Large Hadron Collider Context triple: [CERN, operates, Large Hadron Collider]
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CERN
CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, renowned for its large particle accelerators and fundamental physics experiments that have led to major discoveries such as the Higgs boson.
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Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
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MAUD Committee
The MAUD Committee was a British scientific advisory group during World War II that conducted pioneering research into the feasibility of an atomic bomb, helping to spur the later development of the Manhattan Project.
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Oppenheimer–Phillips process
The Oppenheimer–Phillips process is a nuclear reaction mechanism in which a deuteron interacting with a target nucleus effectively transfers its neutron while the proton is repelled, enabling certain reactions to occur at lower energies than would otherwise be required.
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Los Alamos Laboratory
Los Alamos Laboratory was the secret U.S. research facility in New Mexico where the Manhattan Project developed the first atomic bombs during World War II.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Large Hadron Collider Target entity description: The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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CERN
CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, renowned for its large particle accelerators and fundamental physics experiments that have led to major discoveries such as the Higgs boson.
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Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
The Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory was a key Manhattan Project research center at the University of Chicago where scientists developed nuclear reactor technology and laid the groundwork for the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
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Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
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D.
MAUD Committee
The MAUD Committee was a British scientific advisory group during World War II that conducted pioneering research into the feasibility of an atomic bomb, helping to spur the later development of the Manhattan Project.
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E.
Oppenheimer–Phillips process
The Oppenheimer–Phillips process is a nuclear reaction mechanism in which a deuteron interacting with a target nucleus effectively transfers its neutron while the proton is repelled, enabling certain reactions to occur at lower energies than would otherwise be required.
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Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
circular collider
ⓘ
hadron collider ⓘ particle accelerator ⓘ scientific research facility ⓘ |
| approximateCost | about 4.6 billion Swiss francs ⓘ |
| beamType |
lead ion
ⓘ
proton ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| coolingMedium | liquid helium ⓘ |
| dataUse | high-energy physics research worldwide ⓘ |
| designedCenterOfMassEnergy | 14 TeV ⓘ |
| firstBeamDate | 10 September 2008 ⓘ |
| firstLongShutdown | 2013 ⓘ |
| firstLongShutdownEnd | 2015 ⓘ |
| firstPhysicsRunStart | 2009 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | CERN member states ⓘ |
| governingTheoryFramework |
Standard Model
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Model of particle physics
|
| HiggsBosonDiscoveryExperiments |
ATLAS
ⓘ
CMS ⓘ |
| HiggsBosonDiscoveryYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| highLuminosityLHCStart | planned mid-2020s ⓘ |
| hostsExperiment |
ALICE
ⓘ
ATLAS ⓘ CMS ⓘ FASER ⓘ LHCb ⓘ LHCf ⓘ MoEDAL ⓘ TOTEM ⓘ |
| injectorChain |
Linac4
ⓘ
surface form:
LINAC2 / LINAC4
Proton Synchrotron ⓘ Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
surface form:
Proton Synchrotron Booster
Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
CERN
ⓘ
France ⓘ Geneva metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva region
Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedUnderground | true ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery | Higgs boson ⓘ |
| numberOfRings | 2 ⓘ |
| operatingTemperature | about 1.9 K ⓘ |
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | study of fundamental particles and forces ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Higgs boson
ⓘ
electroweak symmetry breaking ⓘ quantum chromodynamics ⓘ search for extra dimensions ⓘ search for physics beyond the Standard Model ⓘ search for supersymmetry ⓘ study of quark–gluon plasma ⓘ |
| ringShape | circular ⓘ |
| run1Energy | 7 to 8 TeV ⓘ |
| run2Energy | 13 TeV ⓘ |
| run3Energy | 13.6 TeV ⓘ |
| safetyAssessment | no credible risk to Earth according to scientific reviews ⓘ |
| secondLongShutdown | 2019 ⓘ |
| secondLongShutdownEnd | 2022 ⓘ |
| tunnelCircumference | approximately 27 kilometers ⓘ |
| tunnelDepth | about 50 to 175 meters underground ⓘ |
| upgradeProgram | High-Luminosity LHC ⓘ |
| usesMagnetType | superconducting dipole magnets ⓘ |
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Subject: Large Hadron Collider Description of subject: The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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