Topic: LHC 2009 Restart

[sam]

After the devastating quench incident on September 19 of last year, resulting in the rupture of the cryogenic vessels within the LHC magnets , CERN has worked furiously to repair the damage, prevent any future similar failure, and get the LHC back to its commissioning program. Following a meeting of technical experts and the leadership in Chamonix, France last wee, the CERN Directorate has issued a press release with the new plan for LHC restart

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/09/lhc-2009-restart/

[sam]

and more: LHC faces further delay - http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090209/full/news.2009.90.html

[Rik]

We can wait.

[Simon]

I can't help feeling that the money could be put to better use.

[sam]

I can't help feeling that the money could be put to better use.

just think of the technological returns. Without CERN you wouldn't be able to post here.

[Rik]

Name one other good thing about it, Sam.

[Clive]

It may find the Higgs boson.  You may get excited about rugby, Sam gets excited about Higgs.   Me too! 

[Rik]

Rugby's cheaper.

[sam]

http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/29328

http://technologytransfer.web.cern.ch/TechnologyTransfer/

[Simon]

I'm quantumly entangled.   

[sam]

Name one other good thing about it, Sam.

PET scanners.

[Simon]

Is that the same as a CAT scanner? 

[Rik]

No, it can be used on more animals.

[sam]

Is that the same as a CAT scanner? 

haha...

but on a serious point yep... http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?PG=pet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positron_emission_tomography

[Rik]

Don't they use PET scans to diagnose Parkinson's, Sam?