Just a week ago, the transformer failed and now a new hardware, due to its malfunction, has stopped the LHC, dead in its tracks. This time a magnet quench event has occurred due to failure of the electrical link between two of the particle accelerator's massive 30-ton superconducting magnets. The complex rectifying process will take approximately two months. The section of the tunnel will have to be warmed up, which contains the magnet. Then it will have to be cooled down to its -271°C operating temperature.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
LHC Shuts Down For Two Months Due To Helium Leak
Just a week ago, the transformer failed and now a new hardware, due to its malfunction, has stopped the LHC, dead in its tracks. This time a magnet quench event has occurred due to failure of the electrical link between two of the particle accelerator's massive 30-ton superconducting magnets. The complex rectifying process will take approximately two months. The section of the tunnel will have to be warmed up, which contains the magnet. Then it will have to be cooled down to its -271°C operating temperature.
