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Scientists working at the Large Hadron Collider would like to bring you two extremely important news. At first – as far as a bad idea, put any part of your body in front of two proton beams of the collider. Each beam consists of 320 trillions of particles, so its combined energy is astronomical 362 megajoules – this is enough to melt half a ton of copper. And secondly – how difficult it will be for you in front of the proton beam of the Large Hadron Collider. “If you try to open any of the gateways leading to the collider – he will automatically shut down, “says CERN physicist Stephen Goldfarb. But let’s imagine that you still managed somehow squeeze your head inside the unit. What happens next is not quite understandable. The specific physical damage will depend on how many protons collide with the nuclei of atoms of your flesh and how many will fly freely, like plankton through a network. If the beam consisted of one proton, the chance of a collision would be very small. But since there are 320 trillion in the beam, he is likely to burn a hole in your face. However, the question is what will be does this hole look like? When protons hit a target – for example, a piece copper, they emit secondary particles in all directions, which in turn, can cause a further chain of collisions. IN as a result, the beam creates a hole that expands concentrically along as you move inward. The same thing can happen to your body: Instead of drilling a hole a few wide microns, the beam can burn out a giant cone of flesh.
The only case of injuries in the collider occurred in 1978, when the 36-year-old scientist Anatoly Bugorsky accidentally got in the way proton beam in the synchrophasotron U-70 in Russia. (This setting possessed only hundredths of the power of the Large Hadron Collider) According to journalist Maria Gessen, who interviewed Bugorsky in 1997, the discharge burned a hole in his head from the back of his head to the wing of the left nostril, and left it with facial paralysis and epilepsy. What is noteworthy, Bugorsky managed to continue working scientist after recovering from an initial injury.
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