Introduction
The second incarnation of Large Hadron Collider (LHC2) is
going to look for signs of Physics beyond the current ultimate theory in the
field the Standard Model. This experiment is designed to look for things like
super symmetry, new particles and ultimately the particles that constitute dark
matter. Many theoretical physicists are throwing their weight behind this great
work. The countries like India, USA, countries of the European Union are behind
setting up of this giant reactor. The earlier run produced a large volume of
data that are being processed to get some valuable clues to solve the riddles
of quantum physics. For instance, the Indian contingent that processed the data
from the experiment strongly believes that the data capable of revealing new
Physics might have already been out.
LHC Experiments
There are several experiments running parallel in the LHC
chamber. According to theoretical physicists, each collision between the
subatomic particles is an experiment. The subatomic particles are precisely
made to collide with each other at a speed close to that of light. These high velocity
collisions are expected to yield a huge volume of data. The information
technologists have evolved a method called Big Data especially for this
purpose. Its spinoff has been used in developing business intelligence.
Basically there are four large experiments that are being held simultaneously
to squeeze out the hiding phenomena in the subatomic world. They are A Large
Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE), the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS), A Toroidal
LHC Apparatus (ATLAS) and Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb). In the previous run, the collisions were
allowed to take place at an energy level of 7 TeV. After the repair, the energy
of the particle collision has been increased to 13 TeV.
What Experiments Look For?
Among other things, the second version of LHC is expected to
look for the clues that point to the existence of Physics beyond the Standard
Model propounded by the noted Scientist Sir Albert Einstein. Of the four major
experiments described above, ATLAS and CMS look for the evidence of super
symmetry, super-symmetric particles, dark matter and anything exotic beyond the
Standard Model. On the other hand, the LHCb will be looking at the rare decays
of elementary particles named musons with greater precisions. These particles
contain the b quark. The data coming from the previous run were analyzed for
the angular distribution of particles coming from B mesons to form K* and a set
of mu leptons, which are the heavier counterpart of the most well-known
particle electron.
