Large Hadron Collider: LHC activated: Full schedule of events

Scientists have switched on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the device they hope will unravel some of the remaining mysteries of the universe.

At 9.30 am local time (8.30 am British Summer Time), 300 feet below the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva, the most powerful particle accelerator ever built became fully operational.

So the world is eagerly waiting for the LHC or Large Hadron Collider. Hundreds of newspapers and internet sites across the globe are bustling with activities related to the LHC. Below, we present the schedule of the Large Hadron Collider or LHC, as found on many internet sources.

Here is a schedule of events for that coverage.

8:00 Live satellite broadcast and webcast begin with an introduction from the commentators in the CERN Control Centre, an animation showing the passage of a beam through the LHC, and highlights of the LHC operators’ daily meeting where they lay out the procedure getting the first beam circulating in the LHC.

8:06 Coverage begins of the first attempt to circulate a beam in the LHC. Lyn Evans, LHC project leader, will narrate the proceedings from the CERN Control Centre. Video of accelerator operators in the CCC will alternate with views of the LHC apparatus in its tunnel 100 meters underground.

9:00 Briefing in English by Lyn Evans, LHC Project Leader. The three-minute briefing will be followed by coverage of 10 minutes of Q&A between Lyn Evans and journalists at CERN for the event.

9:13 Tour of the control rooms of the four major LHC experiments: LHCb, CMS, ALICE and ATLAS. Viewers will see activity in each control room, and hear scientists from each experiment speak about their experiment. (duration 12:00)

9:25 Back to the CERN Control Centre for continuing coverage of the first beams in the Large Hadron Collider.

9:44 Movie: The Large Hadron Collider. (Pre-recorded, duration 3:00)

10:00 Three-minute briefing from the CERN Control Centre, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A with journalists at CERN for the event.

10:30 Visit by videoconference to Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, near Chicago, Illinois, USA. Fermilab, which contributes to construction and operation of the LHC and CMS experiment, will host a pajama party in the middle of the night for scientists, media, VIPs and members of the public to follow the events at CERN live as they happen.

10:45 Video clips from other particle physics institutes worldwide that contributed to LHC construction. (Pre-recorded)

10:56 Highlights from the morning’s activities in the CERN Control Centre. (duration 4:00)

11:00 Press Conference in English and French with CERN Director General Robert Aymar and LHC Project Leader Lyn Evans. Statements by Director General Aymar and LHC Project Leader Evans will be followed by 20 minutes of Q&A with journalists at CERN for the event.

11:25 Visit the LHCb experiment, possibly the first experiment to see evidence of beam in the LHC on 10 September. A five-minute pre-recorded clip explaining the LHCb experiment will be followed by ten minutes of coverage of activity in the LHCb control room and interviews with LHCb scientists.

11:45 Movie: The Time Machine: The LHC Adventure is a Journey Through Time. (Pre-recorded, duration 11:00)

12:00 Three-minute briefing from the CERN Control Centre, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A with journalists at CERN for the event.

12:13 Visit the CMS experiment. A five-minute pre-recorded clip explaining the CMS experiment will be followed by ten minutes of coverage of activity in the CMS control room and interviews with CMS scientists.

13:00 Three-minute briefing from the CERN Control Centre, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A with journalists at CERN for the event.

13:27 Visit the ATLAS experiment. A five-minute pre-recorded clip explaining the ATLAS experiment will be followed by ten minutes of coverage of activity in the ATLAS control room and interviews with ATLAS scientists.

13:44 Video News Release: LHC Tunnel (Pre-recorded)

Highlights from the day’s activities in the CERN Control Centre (duration 3:00)

13:48 Video News Release: LHC Accelerator (Pre-recorded, duration 4:02)

14:00 Three-minute briefing from the CERN Control Centre, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A with journalists at CERN for the event.

14:20 Video News Release: CERN (Pre-recorded, duration 3:08)

14:40 Video News Release: CERN Technology Transfer (Pre-recorded, duration 2:41)

14:47 Highlights from the day’s activities in the CERN Control Centre. (duration 13:00)

15:00 Three-minute briefing from the CERN Control Centre, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A with journalists at CERN for the event.

15:24 Tour of the control rooms of the four major LHC experiments: LHCb, CMS, ALICE and ATLAS. Viewers will see activity in each control room, and hear scientists from each experiment speak about their experiment.

15:30 Briefing in English with Lyn Evans, LHC Project Leader. The five-minute briefing will be followed by 10 minutes of Q&A with journalists at CERN for the event.

16:45 Highlight footage of the day’s activities at the CERN Control Centre and around the CERN sites. (duration 15:00)

17:00 End of satellite broadcast and webcast.