High School How fast are the the protons in the large Hadron collider?

Click For Summary
The fastest protons in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) can reach speeds close to the speed of light, with energies around 6 TeV. Their speed is determined by the electromagnetic fields that accelerate them along the collider's tube. Calculations of proton speed can be performed mathematically or verified using detectors. In head-on collisions, protons moving in opposite directions effectively double their relative speed, approaching the speed of light. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for analyzing particle collisions and the resulting data from the LHC.
AhmedHesham
Messages
96
Reaction score
11
Hi,
I was asking how fast is the fastest Hadron ever moved in the large Hadron collider.And most importantly how do they calculate it? Do the calculate it mathematically or with a detector?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
What have you read about the LHC? There is lots of data about its performance and the energies involved. The speed of the hadrons is due to the rate at which the EM fields sweep along the tube so it is fairly easily determined.
 
Google will quickly tell you that the energy of the protons in the LHC is something around 6 Tev. So here are two exercises for you:
1) What is the speed of a 6 Tev proton?
2) The LHC is set up to produce head-on collisions between protons moving in opposite directions. In this head-on collision, how fast are the protons moving relative to one another?
 

Thread 'Does acceleration affect impact energy vs constant velocity?'

I do not have a good working knowledge of physics yet. I tried to piece this together but after researching this, I couldn’t figure out the correct laws of physics to combine to develop a formula to answer this question. Ex. 1 - A moving object impacts a static object at a constant velocity. Ex. 2 - A moving object impacts a static object at the same velocity but is accelerating at the moment of impact. Assuming the mass of the objects is the same and the velocity at the moment of impact...
View full post »

Similar threads

High School Is the Large Hadron Collider large?
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14
Views
2K
Undergrad Is Toponium a Reality Despite Top Quark's Rapid Decay?
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9
Views
824
Undergrad How Will FASERν Transform Our Understanding of Neutrinos at High Energies?
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Build a Model Hadron Collider at Home!
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Detecting Antimatter: How Scientists Discovered Its Existence
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Undergrad New muon g-2 calculation consistent with experiment
  • · Replies 0 ·
Replies
0
Views
4K
Large Hadron Collider: Discovering Mysteries of the Universe
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
3K
Undergrad LHC Restarts in 2022 - Live Updates
  • · Replies 20 ·
Replies
20
Views
3K
Undergrad New Naming Rules for Exotic Hadrons at the LHC: LHCb Collaboration Paper (2022)
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7
Views
2K
How do GM tubes detect charged particles in a hadron collider?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K