Friday, July 5, 2019
Cern
One thing I have learned at CERN, is how much energy to takes to get a proton up to 99.99% of the speed of light. The proton has to travel a very distance to get up to speed. In my mind I just thought one could have a straight stretch and then just feed the proton energy until it has enough. But they talk about why they used the many circle design. It uses centripetal force to accelerate the proton, and that saves on energy usage. The most important aspect in this circular design, is overall energy loss. The smaller the radius, the higher the rate of energy loss. That’s why CERN is a gigantic circle.
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The amount of energy that CERN uses is unbelievable. The use of centripetal force to help accelerate the protons is super cool, especially because it saves CERN energy. They also use a lot of energy cooling the magnets used to accelerate the protons.
ReplyDeleteI also didn’t realize the path protons took to reach that speed were circular, or that it is as far as it is. It was surprising to realize all the different stations CERN has, but it makes sense considering all the data they have to catch and the distance the protons have to travel.
ReplyDeleteIt takes so much energy that the whole facility is huge and covers such a big area underground so they can get the particles up to speed
ReplyDeleteI totally thought the same thing, but after seeing and using the interactive exhibits it made a lot more sense. The amount of energy CERN uses is a lot, so it makes sense they would find the most energy efficient way.
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