After the upgrade, protons circulating in opposite directions around the LHC’s 27-kilometre ring will eventually be injected at a record energy of 13.6 trillion electronvolts (13.6 TeV). A test on 22 April 2022 injected protons at an energy of 450 billion electronvolts (450 GeV). “The machines and facilities underwent major upgrades during the second long shutdown of CERN’s accelerator complex,” says CERN’s Director for Accelerators and Technology, Mike Lamont. The hope is these discoveries will spark the biggest revolution in physics in a hundred years. More on this:CERN press release (in French) – Take a 5 minute French test nowFor more stories like this on Switzerland follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Source: Le News April 22, 2022 18:00 UTC