Question aboput that LHC?

Question

I know like a couple weeks ago they tested the LHC ( Large Hadron Collider ) But does anyone know if they got any of the information they were looking for?

Answer 1

As far as I know, it's just in preliminary testing. They haven't actually got it up to full power yet. I think the first big test is September 10th.

Answer 2

I just hope they don't create any strangelets or a black hole :)

But yeah, it'll be a while longer before we get any useful information. Many scientists doubt we'll get much new info from this collider. To find gravitons or many of the particles postulated by particle physics requires an unreal amount of energy. Not to say we WONT learn anything new, but even I think the new info we get will not be worth the money put into this thing. Then again, I could be wrong :)

Answer 3

They really just started it up. Its not even around being at full power, which is needed before they do any big experiments. They should start doing some experiments around September, but it might be a couple more months before they get it up to full power.

Answer 4

They didn't test it as such, they merely injected a few particles in to see if the thing would accelerate them, as a sort of non-experiemtal test run.

They haven't actually started colliding stuff in it yet.

Answer 5

that was just a test to make sure it was working right. i think it will begin to operate a full power sometime in september. it might take a while for them to find the higgs, or any other particles theyre looking for. then they have to analyze that data. then they would probably hold off on any announcement until they could replicate the results.

so were wont hear about any breakthroughs for atleast a year.  

Answer 6

It will be a while yet before any experimental work is undertaken.  There are many tests yet to carry out.  I hope in about 2 years to get time on it as part of the cosmology team, so watch this space!  I'll let you know.

Answer 7

It is to be used to pretend to rip spacetime and open a "doorway" for supposed evil Type III 'aliens'. Many will be fooled. It is really just to set up one world government and one world religion.