Large Hadron Collider Restart
Sees proton beams circulate again in the Large Hadron Collider after repairs and consolidation following the 2008 incident.
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Rolf-Dieter Heuer Biography and Timeline
Follow Rolf-Dieter Heuer through 9 dated historical records for Germany.
Rolf-Dieter Heuer, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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2009
Large Hadron Collider Beam Energy Record
Announces that the Large Hadron Collider has set a world record for particle-beam energy at 1.18 TeV per beam.
Large Hadron Collider Collision Record
Sees the Large Hadron Collider produce 2.36 TeV proton collisions, setting a new world record for collider energy.
2010
Large Hadron Collider High-Energy Collisions
Welcomes the first Large Hadron Collider proton collisions at a total energy of 7 TeV, beginning sustained high-energy physics running.
Large Hadron Collider Lead Ions
Sees lead-ion beams introduced into the Large Hadron Collider, opening a programme studying extremely hot and dense strongly interacting matter.
2011
Large Hadron Collider Beam Intensity Record
Announces that the Large Hadron Collider has surpassed the Tevatron's hadron-collider luminosity record, increasing its discovery potential.
2012
Higgs Boson Discovery
Announces that ATLAS and CMS have observed a new particle consistent with the long-sought Higgs boson.
Higgs Boson
As CERN Director-General, welcomes the ATLAS and CMS results announcing observation of a new particle consistent with the long-sought Higgs boson.
2013
Large Hadron Collider Run 1 Completion
Marks the end of the Large Hadron Collider's first three-year running period before the machine enters its first long shutdown.
Records, sources and methodology
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