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Tevatron Has Come To the End of Its Run

Posted by timothy on from the spin-one-for-the-gipper dept.

Med-trump writes "The U.S. government's Chicago-area Fermilab has been at the forefront of high-energy physics. That's in large part thanks to the Tevatron, the machine that first reached the energies needed to discover the last quark in the Standard Model. But the Tevatron has come to the end of its run; at 2pm on Friday, it will be shut down for the last time."

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  1. Actually by medv4380 · · Score: 4, Informative
    They will be collecting new data with an upgraded MINOS experiment.

    Just looking at the old data will prove nothing from the old MINOS experiment because it suggests that CERN did it right with the OPERA experiment. The problem before is the margin of error on the MINOS test is far too high causing the measured speed to be faster then the speed of light with a margin of error overlapping the speed of light. They need to do a slight upgrade and redo the tests to get the Margin of Error down.

  2. Re:I'll be hoisting a pint... by Xzzy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The lab isn't going anywhere. While a few groups are justifiably concerned about their jobs, the overall mood around the lab is optimism. New projects are underway, accelerator research is ongoing, and proposals for new experiments are always in the works.

    There's plenty of work left to be done. The real concern going forward is keeping the government willing to spend money on it.