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Speaker(s): Robert Orr, John Ellis - European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

Abstract: International researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), in Geneva, Switzerland, will soon embark on one of science's greatest adventures. With its very high energy, previously seen only in cosmic rays, the particle collider will probe the inner structure of matter at distances ten times smaller than any previous experiments. The LHC will address many of the mysteries surrounding the smallest particles of matter. It may also pierce secrets that the Universe has hidden since the early stages of the Big Bang, such as the nature of dark matter and the origin of matter itself. This will be the largest scientific experiment ever attempted and the complex international efforts to bring the 27km-long machine to life, including Canada’s involvement, will also be explained.

Date: 07/11/2007 - 7:00 pm

Collection: Perimeter Institute Public Lecture Series

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URL: http://pirsa.org/07110080/