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The Large Hadron Collider

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This chapter provides a brief introduction to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). More information about the design, construction and operation of the LHC can be found in References.

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  1. Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    John Alison

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Alison, J. (2015). The Large Hadron Collider. In: The Road to Discovery. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10344-0_2

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