September 23, 2008

Well crap - LHC to be shut down until Spring of 2009

From the BBC:
Collider halted until next year
The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva will be shut off until spring 2009 while engineers probe a magnet failure.

The incident on 19 September caused a tonne of liquid helium to leak out into the experiment's 27km-long tunnel.

Officials said the time required to fully investigate the problem precluded a re-start before the lab's winter maintenance period.
I know that a project this size will always have start-up issues but I want data NOW!!! Especially since the first proton beam worked so well. Grumble... Sulk... Posted by DaveH at September 23, 2008 2:15 PM
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