the high luminosity lhc
the next advance for the large hadron collider is to make it a high luminosity lhc. the number of particle collisions produced by the lhc will be increased by 10 times. in order to do this, the particle clouds will be compressed, increasing the concentration of particles in order to create more collisions between the particles. this is related to collision theory, where more particles in the same space will lead to more frequent collisions per second. the material of the high-field magnets inside the collider will be modified, and crab cavities will be utilised. the crab cavities will cause the streams of particles to collide at such an angle that the colliding surface area will be maximised. in this upgrade, different buildings will be constructed above ground and underground to connect the high luminosity components with the existing lhc.
//video source: CERN