Next-Generation Particle Collider , Could 'Unveil Universe's Mysteries'.
'The Independent' reports that plans are being
developed for a new particle collider that could shed
light on some of the biggest mysteries of the Universe.
Around the year 2040, the European Organization
for Nuclear Research’s (CERN) Large Hadron
Collider (LHC), will complete its mission. .
The looming end of the program
has left experts looking for
what will replace it.
According to early estimates,
the Future Circular Collider (FCC)
will cost an estimated $17 billion. .
The collider will be installed in a tunnel with a circumference of about 56 miles between 100 and
400 meters below both French and Swiss territory. .
Yielding much higher energy, the collider will
smash particles together in the hopes of discoveries
that could change our understanding of the Universe.
On February 5, CERN announced that a successful
mid-term feasibility assessment was able to identify the
ideal location for infrastructure related to the project.
The FCC will be an
unprecedented instrument
to explore the law of physics
and of nature, at the smallest
scales and at the highest energies, Professor Fabiola Gianotti, CERN’s director general, via 'The Independent'.
[It] will allow us to
address some of the outstanding
questions in fundamental physics
today in our knowledge of the
fundamental constituents of
matter and the structure and
evolution of the Universe, Professor Fabiola Gianotti, CERN’s director general, via 'The Independent'.
Researchers hope the new collider
will help unravel the mystery surrounding , dark matter and dark energy. .
'The Independent' reports that if the FCC
gains approval, the next-generation collider
could be operational by the mid 2040s.