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12 years ago today on 10 September 2008, the world's largest particle accelerator, the #LHC, came online! In honour of this anniversary, today I present a thread of:

@MileyCyrus AS STAGES IN THE @CERN ACCELERATOR COMPLEX

It all starts with a simple bottle of hydrogen gas! Miley Cyrus in red dressRed hydrogen tankRed hydrogen bottle containing enough protons for 200'000 ye
2) The 86 meter long #Linac4 is the first accelerator in the chain! It takes negative hydrogen ions (a hydrogen atom with an additional electron) from the source and accelerates them up to 160 MeV!

Linac4 will replace the old Linac2 from next year.

home.cern/science/accele… Miley Cyrus in blue Emilio Pucci outfitCERN's new Linac4
3) Just before entering the Proton Synchrotron Booster (PSB), the hydrogen ions are stripped of their two electrons, leaving just protons. Four superimposed synchrotron rings collect the protons and accelerate them to 2 GeV!

home.cern/science/accele… Miley Cyrus in green sequin dress with orange backdropCERN's Proton Synchrotron Booster
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