The Large Hadron Particle Collider

Components are assembled for A Large Ion Collider Experiment, a.k.a. ALICE, an experiment to measure the matter created in the extaordinarily high temperatures, estimated at 100,000 times hotter than the sun, that existed after the Big Bang.
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ALICE
Components are assembled for A Large Ion Collider Experiment, a.k.a. ALICE, an experiment to measure the matter created in the extraordinarily high temperatures — estimated at 100,000 times hotter than the sun — that existed after the Big Bang and that the particle collider is designed to recreate.

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