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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: jeffreyH on 20/02/2016 17:29:05

Title: What is the fastest particle speed at the LHC?
Post by: jeffreyH on 20/02/2016 17:29:05

I know that particles are accelerated to close to the speed of light but exactly how close have they got?

Title: Re: What is the fastest particle speed at the LHC?
Post by: Bored chemist on 20/02/2016 19:49:19

The protons each have an energy of 6.5 TeV, giving a total collision energy of 13 TeV. At this energy the protons have a Lorentz factor of about 6,930 and move at about 0.999999990 c, or about 3.1 metres per second (7 mph) slower than the speed of light
from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider