Hadron collider
Topic: Physics
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Short description: Type of particle accelerator
A hadron collider is a very large particle accelerator built to test the predictions of various theories in particle physics, high-energy physics or nuclear physics by colliding hadrons.[1] A hadron collider uses tunnels to accelerate, store, and collide two particle beams.
Colliders
Only a few hadron colliders have been built. These are:
- Intersecting Storage Rings (ISR), European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), in operation 1971–1984.[2]
- Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS), CERN, used as a hadron collider 1981–1991.[3]
- Tevatron, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), in operation 1983–2011.[4]
- Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), Brookhaven National Laboratory, in operation since 2000.[5]
- Large Hadron Collider (LHC), CERN, in operation since 2008.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Large Hadron Collider" (in en). 2025-11-13. https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider.
- ↑ Hubner, Kurt (2012-06-18). "Design and construction of the ISR". arXiv:1206.3948 [physics.acc-ph].
- ↑ "The Super Proton Synchrotron" (in en). 2025-11-13. https://home.cern/science/accelerators/super-proton-synchrotron.
- ↑ "Fermilab | Tevatron". https://www.fnal.gov/pub/tevatron/.
- ↑ "NP Relativistic Heavy Ion Collid... | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)" (in en-US). 2024-08-28. https://science.osti.gov/np/Facilities/User-Facilities/RHIC.
| Intersecting Storage Rings | CERN, 1971–1984 |
|---|---|
| Physics:Proton-Antiproton Collider (SPS) | CERN, 1981–1991 |
| ISABELLE | BNL, cancelled in 1983 |
| Tevatron | Fermilab, 1987–2011 |
| Superconducting Super Collider | Cancelled in 1993 |
| Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider | BNL, 2000–present |
| Large Hadron Collider | CERN, 2009–present |
| Future Circular Collider | Proposed |
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