Looking For (Academic) References About How the LHC Works

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The discussion focuses on finding academic references for understanding the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and its role in the search for the Higgs Boson. Participants recommend using CERN's official resources, which provide comprehensive explanations of the LHC's workings. They suggest searching for specific documents like the LHC design report, noting that these can also be found in book format with potential variations in pagination. The importance of citing reliable sources is emphasized for academic integrity. Overall, accessing CERN's materials is highlighted as the best approach for gathering credible information.
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I'm currently writing a paper for a small class called "Contemporary Physics" and I am writing about particle accelerators and the search for the Higgs Boson. I have a fairly good idea about how the Large Hadron Collider works, but I cannot use my own explanation alone as I need references to cite. Can anyone suggest to me some good (preferably academic) references on how the LHC works?
 
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Hello CLI, welcome to PF :smile: !

CERN itself is unsurpassed in explanatory info.

There's a few other promising results when you Google "cern lhc how it works".
 
LHC design report:
part 1
shttp://cds.cern.ch/record/815187
part 3
They are also available as books, but page numbers can differ so be careful what you cite.
 

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