A magnificent team effort
During the last weekend and this week, the LHC has accomplished many tasks: it first circulated two beams in opposite directions, then made them collide in the heart of the four giant detectors and finally slightly increased their energy. Virtual champagne for the hundreds of people working night and day to repair the machine, prepare it for the restart and finally operate it.
This shot of delighted operators with their eyes glued to screens showing the first circulating beams in the LHC was taken by the CERN Photolab and has been published in newspapers around the world.
Hundreds of people have contributed to bringing us where we are today: the operators of the smaller accelerators, the teams involved in the repair of the damage caused by the incident, those involved in the installation and commissioning of the new quench protection system, the people responsible for the cryogenics and finally the operators to whom the machine was handed over only a week or so ago. Now, all the efforts made to design and build one of the world’s most complex scientific instruments are starting to pay off.
The video, photo and communications teams were in the CCC to record these historical moments and make them available to everyone at CERN, the Press, and the general public. Here follows a selection of videos (click on the pictures to view them) and photos. All the material is available on CDS. Read also some of the messages received by the Management and the Communications Group. Enjoy them!
Click on the picture to watch the second Spotlight on CERN, a 15 minute video with interviews to S. Myers and the spokespersons of the four experiments.
