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The '''Large Electron–Positron Collider''' ('''LEP''') was one of the largest | The '''Large Electron–Positron Collider''' ('''LEP''') was one of the largest particle accelerators ever constructed. It was built at [[CERN]], a multi-national centre for research in nuclear and particle physics near Geneva, Switzerland. | ||
LEP collided | LEP collided electrons with positrons at energies that reached 209 GeV. It was a circular collider with a circumference of 27 kilometres built in a tunnel roughly 100 m underground and passing through Switzerland and France. LEP was used from 1989 until 2000. Around 2001 it was dismantled to make way for the [[Large Hadron Collider]], which re-used the LEP tunnel. To date, LEP is the most powerful accelerator of leptons ever built. | ||
For more information, see [[wikipedia:Large_Electron–Positron_Collider|Wikipedia]]. | For more information, see [[wikipedia:Large_Electron–Positron_Collider|Wikipedia]]. | ||
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The Large Electron–Positron Collider (LEP) was one of the largest particle accelerators ever constructed. It was built at CERN, a multi-national centre for research in nuclear and particle physics near Geneva, Switzerland.
LEP collided electrons with positrons at energies that reached 209 GeV. It was a circular collider with a circumference of 27 kilometres built in a tunnel roughly 100 m underground and passing through Switzerland and France. LEP was used from 1989 until 2000. Around 2001 it was dismantled to make way for the Large Hadron Collider, which re-used the LEP tunnel. To date, LEP is the most powerful accelerator of leptons ever built.
For more information, see Wikipedia.