The Large Hadron Particle Collider

ALICE and CMS are two of the six experiments scheduled around the Large Hadron Collider.
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ALICE and CMS are two of the six experiments scheduled around the Large Hadron Collider. Though there are many theories as to what will result from the collisions, CERN scientists are confident that the results of their work will answer many key unresolved questions of particle physics.

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