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Large Electron-Positron Collider

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The Large Electron-Positron Collider was one of the largest particle accelerators ever constructed, built at CERN, the multi national nuclear and particle physics research center near Geneva, Switzerland.

Facts
Year
1989 1
Significance
The most powerful accelerator of leptons ever built 1
Classification
Status
Retired or Decommissioned 1
Sources
1. Large Electron-Positron Collider - Wikipedia
  • Intro, paragraph 2
    used from 1989 until 2000
  • Intro, paragraph 2, last sentence
    LEP is the most powerful accelerator of leptons ever built
  • status sentence
    The Large Electron-Positron Collider was one of the largest particle accelerators ever constructed, built at CERN, the multi national nuclear and particle physics research center near Geneva, Switzerland.
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Large Electron-Positron Collider (Wikipedia)
In Group: Particle Colliders, Introduction
Quote, In Group: Particle Colliders, Introduction
The Large Electron-Positron Collider (LEP) was one of the largest particle accelerators ever constructed.
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