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LHC: No Smashing Until Spring

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GENEVA, Sept. 23, 2008 -- Investigation into the cause of a large helium leak at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and repairs to the magnets that quenched during the leak mean the atom smasher won't restart until spring 2009, officials at CERN, the organization hosting the particle accelerator, announced Tuesday. "Coming immediately after the very successful start of LHC operation on 10 September, this is undoubtedly a psychological blow," said CERN Director General Robert Aymar. "Nevertheless, the success of the LHC's first operation with beam is testimony to years of painstaking preparation and the skill of the...Read full article

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    Published: September 2008
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