LHC Physics Data Taking Gets Underway at New Record Collision Energy of 8TeV
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 09:32
in Physics & Chemistry
At 00:38 CEST this morning, the LHC shift crew declared 'stable beams' as two 4 TeV proton beams were brought into collision at the LHC's four interaction points. This signals the start of physics data taking by the LHC experiments for 2012. The collision energy of 8 TeV is a new world record, and increases the machine's discovery potential considerably.