

Tevatron Powers Up 4
TikkaMassala writes: "It seems the most powerful particle accelerator in the world has been fired up and accelerating particles. Maybe Tevatron will find the Higgs boson? Only time will tell. Due to its size and power, great things are expected from this PA. Check it out at the BBC. Fermilab's website is here."
Re:Tevatron's not exactly new (Score:3)
Their page isn't too clear about which aspect of the accelerator is improved by the new injector, but I suspect it's intensity, not energy.
Actually, both are enhanced in the new machine, but the Main Injector was built to increase the number of anti-protons that can be pushed into the main ring. This increases the intensity (or luminosity in physicspeak) of the antiproton beam. (The proton beam was already much more intense than the anti-proton beam, which you would expect, since protons are abundant, but antiprotons are not and have to be manufactured before they can be used). The energy of the machine has also been increased roughly 10% over the last run.
Tevatron's not exactly new (Score:2)
LAST POST!!!! (Score:1)
However, this is not off-topic, since I do mention that this accelorator was originally planned to be 2.4 miles longer in circumference, but then the economy went down and they couldn't hire enough carpenters.
TopQuark and Higgs boson (Score:2)