CERN circulates the first beam in the Large Hadron Collider
On September 10, 2008, CERN circulated the first beam in the Large Hadron Collider.
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The Event
On September 10, 2008, CERN circulated the first beam in the Large Hadron Collider.
The Scientific Context
Sending protons around the ring was a commissioning milestone, separate from the later high-energy collision program.
What the test established
The historical achievement concerns a specific device, measurement or test. The later version used by the public may have looked and worked quite differently.
Reading the Historical Record
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About the Historical Recreation
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