What is Cerns Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator?
Cern is the home of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), an enormous particle accelerator that smashes particles into each other at extremely high speeds. As a result, the scientists can learn insights into the nature of matter and the universe itself. The LHC has taken six and a half years to build, at a cost of £4.75bn. Located 100 metres underground, in the region between the Geneva airport and the nearby Jura mountains, the LCH uses a 27km long circular tunnel.
