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Originally Posted by Julio
A question for those in the know...how does the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon compare to the LHC?
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Well, after about 30 seconds of googling, I was able to find the following:
Energy level:
CLS: 2.9 GeV
LHC: 14 TeV
Difference: LHC ~ 4800 x CLS
Size:
CLS: footpring about the size of a football field
LHC: Diamter of ~ 27km
Difference: LHC ~ 270 x CLS
Number of comprobale sites in the world:
CLS: 1 of 42
LHC: Just one baby!
Finally, the CLS isn't used for particle collisions, it's used to produce radiation at various wavelengths, to be used as a very bright "Light source" to do experiments, kind of like a GIANT x-ray machine.
Hope that helps.
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