"Big Bang" collider glitch was electrical fault: CERN
Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 12:28
in Physics & Chemistry
GENEVA (Reuters) - The technical problem that forced the shut-down of a huge particle collider built to probe the origins of the universe was a faulty electrical connection between two of the accelerator's magnets, CERN said on Thursday.
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