Will the LHC experiment be shown live on TV.?

Question

Will the LHC experiment be shown live on TV.?

Answer 1

There will be many experiments conducted with the LHC, but I doubt that any of them will be shown live on TV.  We have had particle colliders for many years.  This one is larger and they expect to be able to do more with it, but like any scientific experimentation, it takes a lot of time and you don't see obvious results.  Their results will probably only be detectable with instruments, not the naked eye.

Answer 2

well the collisions are contained in a large metal tube encased in concrete. you wouldnt be able to see, or hear them. so first off, i dont see why anyone would want to stare at a large immobile tube all day. and secondly, i highly doubt that cameras would be able to function anywhere near it since theyre going to be working with some powerful magnets. and lastly, no crew are allowed in the immediate vicinity. although the collisions will be encased in metal, and then concrete, CERN doesnt want to take any chances. so all personnel will be a safe distance away from the tube.

Answer 3

You can hear all about it next Wednesday on BBC Radio 4.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/

Answer 4

No because

a) There is nothing to see

b) It going to take years

Answer 5

No. In the best case you can expect some politicians hold a nice speech, but the (many) experiments themselves would be far too boring for TV, as nothing will be visible there - not even glowing magnets. Even a destructive beam dump, which creates 4 TeraWatt of power for the short instant of 90 µs, would not cause something spectacular, as the beam dump sections are designed for the energies unleashed. In the most spectacular event, you could see some coolant steaming, when the beam dump system got damaged somehow.

It requires the LHC team about 3 months from one experiment to the final report about the experiment. So, the first pictures of what happened inside it can be expected this christmas.

Answer 6

No.  

Golf games would be more exciting.  After the initial run-up of the accelerator, (which is just a big tube, really), and the first collisions happen, there'll be weeks to months of research on the sensor data.

Answer 7

No.

It will take over three months on the first test collision just to get the particle streams to the required speed. Plus there will be nothing to see. The magnets holding and directing the collision are colossal they would rip a camera apart. The explosion will be safely contained inside the magnetic fields.

What on Earth did you imagine would be happening, that they built in a small window for viewing?  

Answer 8

no.

why would they?