http://indico.cern.ch/event/506407/.../attachments/1265776/1873815/LHC_29042016.pdfA small mammal has sabotaged the world's most powerful scientific instrument.
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It is unclear whether the animals are trying to stop humanity from unlocking the secrets of the universe.
Electrical perturbation • Cause: short circuit caused by fouine on 66kV transformer in point 8 • Transformer connections damaged
That's what happens when you gnaw on an 8,000 volt transformer.So, Pop goes the weasel?
66 kilovolts, actually... I wonder if there's a weasel heaven out there...That's what happens when you gnaw on an 8,000 volt transformer.![]()
Couldn't open it in neither Chrome nor Firefoxhttp://lhcb-public.web.cern.ch/lhcb-public/en/Collaboration/LHCbEvDis.html
Particle tracks. Set the Visualization control to auto rotate for a cool display.
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