Asymptotia

Well, the good news is that there’s a definite schedule in mind for the restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). (See related posts below for more.) We can resume licking our chops in anticipation of exciting new physics of various sorts! I learned about this from US LHC Blogs with posts by Steve and Peter. Some key things (apparently from a widely circulated email that heralds an official press release to follow soon) are as follows. First, Steve’s synopsis of the schedule:

* First beam in Sept 2009, collisions in Oct 2009
* Short break during Holidays
* Extended run in 2010, until Autumn

and a line directly from the email:

The new schedule also permits the possible collisions of lead ions in 2010.

Hurrah!

-cvj

On this day on Asymptotia...

• Light Thoughts - 2009
• Friday Night Wanderings - 2008
• Warm Yellow - 2008
• Fresh Air From Gore - 2007
• Branson Adds Pickle - 2007
• International Linear Collider Matters - 2007
• Bip - 2007

Some Related Asymptotia Posts (not exhaustive):

• LHC Report
• Lyn Evans on the LHC repairs
• Yvette on LHC Poetry
• Brian on the LHC
• Tales From The Industry XXII - Live LHC Chats
• It Works!!!
• LHC Song Growing in Listenership
• Beaming With Anticipation
• Inside CDF!
• Pauli's Other Principle
• Inside the LHC!
• Phil at LHC
• So What Are the Odds?
• Frank Common Sense
• Happy Higgs Hunters
• LHC Podcasts: Science Meets Science Fiction
• LHC Coverage
• Small Things Considered
• NPR goes to LHC
• Will People Please Stop Saying God Particle?
• A Promising Sign?