Hadron Collider RESTARTING after 3 years sparks Doomsday conspiracies

A ‘monumental milestone’

Reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the discovery, Cern’s Director-General and the project leader of the Atlas experiment at the time, Fabiola Gianotti, said: “The discovery of the Higgs boson was a monumental milestone in particle physics.

“It marked both the end of a decades-long journey of exploration and the beginning of a new era of studies of this very special particle.

“I remember with emotion the day of the announcement, a day of immense joy for the worldwide particle physics community and for all the people who worked tirelessly over decades to make this discovery possible.”

Why Higgs matter matters

The discovery of Higgs was vital to the Standard Model – the theory that describes the web of particles, forces and interactions that make up the universe.

Without the Higgs boson to give matter mass and weight, there could be no Standard Model universe.

Cern theorist Michelangelo Mangano said: “And while all the results obtained so far are consistent with the Standard Model, there is still plenty of room for new phenomena beyond what is predicted by this theory.”

Luca Malgeri, a spokesman for CMS – one of two of the LHC’s giant detectors, along with Atlas – said: “The Higgs boson itself may point to new phenomena, including some that could be responsible for the dark matter in the universe.

“Atlas and CMS are performing many searches to probe all forms of unexpected processes involving the Higgs boson.”

Unanswered questions about Higgs Boson

Researchers say there are still a lot of unanswered questions about the particle, like: can it interact with dark matter and reveal the nature of this mysterious form of matter?

It’s unknown what generates the Higgs boson’s mass and self-interaction.

Researchers also don’t know whether the particle has twins or relatives.

Celebrations are in order

The start of Run 3 of the LHC will be streamed live on CERN’s social media channels.

This will mark the launch of the new physics season at the institute’s flagship accelerator.

It comes ten years after groundbreaking research was presented on the Higgs Boson to a packed CERN auditorium.

CERN says the events will be looking back at where a decade of Higgs science has brought the field while also looking ahead to new prospects

Gravity theories

Scientists have posited that we can use gravity to test for the possibility that other dimensions exist, and the LHC has been critically looked at for this reason.

“One way of seeing evidence for other dimensions involves gravity – specifically, the theoretical particle associated with the gravity called the graviton,” reported Energy.

“One theory suggests that the graviton may move in all dimensions, not just the ones we live in.

“And if we can create gravitons at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, we might be able to see evidence of them leaving our dimensions for other ones.”

CERN’s functions

CERN’s main function is to provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics.

Numerous high-profile experiments have been constructed at the institute through international collaborations, such as the creation of the World Wide Web.

CERN is also used to refer to the laboratory, which in 2019 had 2,660 staff members, and hosted about 12,400 users from institutions in more than 70 countries.

‘Portal’ superstition

People have shared their superstitions regarding the “portal” that will open after two high-energy particle beams are set to travel at close to the speed of light before they collide.

“What if CERN really did open a portal to hell or something,” another person tweeted.

CERN was in the news after the hit show Stranger Things was released in 2016.

What will the LHC find next?

It’s anyone’s guess what the brainboxes at CERN will discover next.

Researchers suggest answers to some of the outstanding questions we have about Higgs might be provided by data from the imminent third run (Run 3) of the LHC.

Answers may also be gleaned from the collider’s major upgrade, the high-luminosity LHC, from 2029 onwards.

“High-energy colliders remain the most powerful microscope at our disposal to explore nature at the smallest scales and to discover the fundamental laws that govern the universe,” said Gian Giudice, head of Cern’s Theory department.

After planned maintenance and upgrades, the LHC was turned back on in April and is now up to full speed, meaning proton collisions can take place again.

Happy anniversary

It is exactly ten years after the discovery of the Higgs boson, also known as the “God particle”, by researchers using the LHC.

The landmark find was at the time touted as one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of the past century.

What is the Higgs Boson?

The discovery of the Higgs boson – or “God particle” – was monumental.

The particle gives matter mass and holds the physical fabric of the universe together.

Its existence had been debated for decades and researchers finally confirmed it on July 4, 2012.

The landmark discovery of the particle was made at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – the “Big Bang” atom-smasher near Geneva.

It was announced exactly 10 years ago by Cern, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research.

What is happening at CERN on July 5, 2022?

CERN is set for a series of events starting on July 3, 2022, with the first celebrations of the ten-year anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson particle.

There is also a scientific symposium on July 4.

On July 5, 2022, there will be collisions at unprecedented energy levels at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

The start of Run 3 of the LHC will be streamed live on CERN’s social media channels.

This will mark the launch of the new physics season at the institute’s flagship accelerator.

What is the Hadron Collider, continued

The LHC is a 27-kilometer ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of particles.

Inside the accelerator, two high-energy particle beams travel at close to the speed of light before they are made to collide. 

Scientists then record the resulting events caused by the collision.

What is the Hadron Collider?

The Large Hadron Collider, or LHC, is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator.

It first started up on September 10, 2008, and remains the latest addition to CERN’s accelerator complex.

The LHC took a decade to build and cost around $4.75billion and it can be found 100 meters underground examining the universe’s tiniest particles.

How to watch the LHC restart

The start of Run 3 of the LHC will be streamed live on CERN’s social media channels.

This will mark the launch of the new physics season at the institute’s flagship accelerator.

Conspiracy theories light up social media

People on social media have been sharing conspiracy theories and jokes about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) being turned back on July 5.

“Anyways, @CERN is opening a multi-dimensional portal on July, 5 and will be using dark matter! Everything is fine,” one person said on Twitter.

“What if CERN really did open a portal to hell or something,” another person tweeted.

LHC conspiracy theories abound

On July 5, 2022, there will be collisions at unprecedented energy levels at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

The LHC, which is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, is at the center of conspiracy theories surrounding CERN.

People have shared their theories regarding the “portal” that will open after two high-energy particle beams are set to travel at close to the speed of light before they collide.

LHC turning back on tomorrow

On July 5, 2022, there will be collisions at unprecedented energy levels at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

The start of Run 3 of the LHC will be streamed live on CERN’s social media channels.

This will mark the launch of the new physics season at the institute’s accelerator.

Higgs boson big anniversary

CERN is set for a series of events starting on July 3, 2022, with the first celebrations of the ten-year anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson particle.

There is also a scientific symposium scheduled for July 4.

CERN’s location, continued

According to the House of Switzerland, CERN’s location was chosen: “to host CERN to a large extent because of its neutrality and its safeguards against the misappropriation of scientific research results for military purposes.”

“This was especially important when the organization was established in 1954 because the world was just entering the Cold War.”

“Switzerland offers other advantages including its location in the heart of Europe, its tradition as host country to international organizations and its stability.”

CERN’s location

CERN is based in northwest Geneva, on the Franco-Swiss border, and has 23 member states.

According to Google, its exact address is Espl. des Particules 1, 1211 Meyrin, Switzerland.

CERN founded in the 1950s

Founded in 1954, CERN’s main purpose is to provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics.

Several high-profile experiments have been constructed at the institute through international collaborations.

What is CERN?

The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world.

The acronym comes from the French translation of the institute — Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire.