Autopsy of an LHC Beam Dump
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·May 20, 2025andrewrn
When I was in undergrad I helped assemble parts of the detector for the LHC beauty project. Didn't understand a lick of the physics, I was just a lowly lab assistant. But it was still pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.
RetroTechie
Love how often photos from inside CERN are indistinguisable from a sci-fi themed AAA game.
Cutting-edge engineering at its finest.
ashleyn
All I could think of was Half-Life. "Gordon!! The upstream extruded graphite disc has indeed been cracked!!"
diggan
> from inside CERN are indistinguisable from a sci-fi themed AAA game
On that topic... Are there any games that plays out inside specifically CERN?
barbazoo
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Speaking of the beam dumps, looks like they just had to use them while I was reading. (Something about a fault with quench protection in sector 12. Hopefully the magnets are fine)