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Tue 08 Aug 2008Irish researchers get first data in atomic collisions test
THE WORLD’S largest atom smasher has delivered its first information on atomic collisions using an experiment developed by researchers at University College Dublin.
The Irish researchers have been carrying out early tests on the €6 billion Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which is due to be fully switched on next month, firing atomic particles around a 27km circuit at close to the speed of light.
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