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  1. The Large Hadron Collider - CERN

    Nov 28, 2010 · The Large Hadron Collider The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with …

  2. Facts and figures about the LHC - CERN

    How was the LHC designed? Scientists started thinking about the LHC in the early 1980s, when the previous accelerator, the LEP, was not yet running. In December 1994, CERN Council voted to …

  3. LHC - CERN

    Jan 28, 2026 · LHC Seven experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) use detectors to analyse the myriad of particles produced by collisions in the accelerator. These experiments are run by …

  4. Experiments - CERN

    LHC experiments Nine experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) use detectors to analyse the myriad of particles produced by collisions in the accelerator. These experiments are run by …

  5. High-Luminosity LHC - CERN

    Overview of the High Luminosity LHC project. (Video: CERN) The High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) project aims to crank up the performance of the LHC in order to increase the …

  6. ATLAS - CERN

    ATLAS is one of two general-purpose detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It investigates a wide range of physics, from the Higgs boson to extra dimensions and particles that could make up …

  7. The Safety of the LHC - CERN

    The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) can achieve an energy that no other particle accelerators have reached before, but Nature routinely produces higher energies in cosmic-ray collisions. Concerns …

  8. LHC the guide FAQ - CERN

    Jul 3, 2018 · LHC the guide FAQ How many kilometres of cables are there in the LHC magnets? How low is the pressure in the beam pipe? Discover facts and figures about the Large Hadron Collider in …

  9. Home | CERN

    CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out what the …

  10. ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC

    May 8, 2025 · In a paper published in Physical Review Journals, the ALICE collaboration reports measurements that quantify the transmutation of lead into gold in CERN’s Large Hadron Collider …