Local expert discusses world’s largest particle collider
A local physicist will talk to Prescott residents tonight about a pending effort to unlock the secret of a fundamental universal force.
Scientists near Geneva are about to start up the highest-energy particle accelerator in the world, called the Large Hadron Collider. They hope the extra boost of energy from this gigantic multi-billion-dollar collider will produce the elusive Higgs particle.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University physics chair Darrel Smith will give a free PowerPoint presentation about the collider at 6 p.m. Wednesday at ERAU’s Davis Learning Center. It is geared toward the general public.
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