When will the Large Hadron Collider be switched on again?
Current forecast: June 2009 (56% chance
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Combining all predictions, the current most likely outcome is June 2009 with a probability of 56% (unchanged in last 1 day)
Fixing the world's largest atom smasher will cost at least £14 million and may take until early in the Northern Hemisphere summer, its operator CERN said. An electrical failure shut down the Large Hadron Collider on September 19, nine days after the £3.6 billion machine started up with great fanfare.
The European Organisation for Nuclear Research recently said that the repairs would be completed by May or early June. Spokesman James Gillies said the organisation know as CERN is now estimating the restart will be at the end of June or later. "If we can do it sooner, all well and good. But I think we can do it realistically (in) early summer," he said.
The organisation has blamed the shutdown on the failure of a single, badly soldered electrical connection.
Read the full The Independent article here.
The European Organisation for Nuclear Research recently said that the repairs would be completed by May or early June. Spokesman James Gillies said the organisation know as CERN is now estimating the restart will be at the end of June or later. "If we can do it sooner, all well and good. But I think we can do it realistically (in) early summer," he said.
The organisation has blamed the shutdown on the failure of a single, badly soldered electrical connection.
Read the full The Independent article here.
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As reported by a major mainstream news source. Due to the unreliability of announcements about when it will be fixed, the question will settle when the LHC is actually turned on again. No need for high energy collisions, just being switched on.
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Initial likelihoods: Before May 2009: 5%, May 2009: 10%, June 2009: 25%, July 2009: 25%, August 2009: 20%, September 2009: 10%, Not by 1 October 2009: 5%
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carlbeeth
predicted July 2009 (H$50 at 18%)
predicted July 2009 (H$500 at 14%)
predicted August 2009 (H$100 at 8%)
bobdevine
predicted July 2009 (H$50 at 9%)
predicted Not by 1 October 2009 (H$20 at 5%)
shojun
predicted July 2009 (H$50 at 23%)
predicted July 2009 (H$20 at 22%)
bookie
predicted Not by 1 October 2009 (H$20 at 10%)Comments (0)
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The Independent 3 days ago
a catastrophic malfunction soon after being switched on last September, is expected to be restarted in June. The Large Hadron Collider suffered a catastrophic malfunction soon after being switched on amid a fanfare of publicity last September. A faulty
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Mail Online UK 4 days ago
Work on the Large Hadron Collider 'Big Bang' machine which was built to probe the origins of the universe but broke down due to an electrical fault, is to be stepped up with the
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Telegraph 4 days ago
The Large Hadron Collider suffered a catastrophic malfunction soon after being switched on amid a fanfare of publicity last September. A faulty electrical connection led to a leak of super-cold helium causing
score: 10
Ananova 4 days ago
up in the new year with the aim of getting the £4 billion atom-smasher re-started in June. The Large Hadron Collider suffered a catastrophic malfunction soon after being switched on amid a fanfare of publicity last September. A faulty electrical
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BBC 1 week ago
The scientist in charge of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is confident the experiment to recreate conditions just after the Big Bang will be successful. The £3.6bn machine in Geneva shut down in September after a
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