Is the LHC Beam Prevented from Falling at 9.81 m/s by Electromagnetic Fields?

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What prevents the beam of protons in say the lhc from falling at 9.81 m/s? I've never heard of an electric or magnetic field that prevents it...
 
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The LHC is nothing but a giant super-powerful magnetic tube. Protons are charged particles. It can accelerate them to relativistic speeds; a paltry 9.81m/s drift is child's play.
 
God Plays Dice said:
What prevents the beam of protons in say the lhc from falling at 9.81 m/s? I've never heard of an electric or magnetic field that prevents it...

Sure you have. Put a positively charged plate under the beam and it will repel the protons, thus opposing gravity.
 
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? I've never heard of an electric or magnetic field that prevents it...

I'm really shocked that you could have looked anything up and not learned that the LHC steers beams using electromagnetic - primarily magnetic - forces.
 
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