tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736188646958105958.post6617274574900889652..comments2023-10-18T06:25:42.938-07:00Comments on The Science of Conundrums: Accident Cripples LHCAlan Gillishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00891733244573571562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736188646958105958.post-76856987667132360582008-09-26T08:02:00.000-07:002008-09-26T08:02:00.000-07:00As far as 100 C temperature rise in magnets report...As far as 100 C temperature rise in magnets reported by the BBC, or 100 K used by CERN, in this case when working out a temperature difference, they're interchangable, both correct.<BR/><BR/>No on the Bosenova. CERN now says it was a superconducting busbar that melted. This is one of many interconnects between magnets. It seems it burned through two adjoining magnets that then ruptured a tonne of helium. Why it happened is another matter. No doubt CERN is wondering about that too.Alan Gillishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00891733244573571562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736188646958105958.post-47553393563232408912008-09-25T10:25:00.000-07:002008-09-25T10:25:00.000-07:00Do you think that a bosenova implosion had anythin...Do you think that a bosenova implosion had anything to do with it?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997962833652834309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736188646958105958.post-32773428153811565732008-09-20T19:33:00.000-07:002008-09-20T19:33:00.000-07:00Actually, that's 100k, not degrees, according to s...Actually, that's 100k, not degrees, according to sector3-4's very own page: http://hcc.web.cern.ch/hcc/cryo_main/cryo_main.php?region=Sector34<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, interesting blog, I love the descriptions of the worst case scenarios. :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736188646958105958.post-46891650104423338412008-09-20T12:01:00.000-07:002008-09-20T12:01:00.000-07:00For the latest developments on this serious collid...For the latest developments on this serious collider accident, see my article of today in my column on ScientificBlogging, http://www.scientificblogging.com/big_science_gambles/accident_forces_two_month_shutdown_at_the_large_hadron_collider_lhcAlan Gillishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00891733244573571562noreply@blogger.com