Goodfellow Foils Contribute to Success at Site of Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
Oakdale, PA - October 23, 2008 - Goodfellow, known internationally for metals and metals used in science and industry, enters it fifth decade as a supplier to Geneva-based CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, at a time when activities at CERN are attracting worldwide attention. CERN's $7.8 billion Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator, whirred into life on September 10 and scientists hope to unravel some of particle physics' biggest mysteries. Scientists believe that the collision of proton beams may recreate conditions that existed seconds after the Big Bang and so help to identify the Higgs boson particle, known as the 'God' particle, thought to cause mass to exist.
"Goodfellow has been supplying materials to CERN for over 40 years," states Goodfellow Managing Director Stephen Aldersley. "In that time, our products have been used in many different areas of research, including activation foils used to measure high-energy hadron fluences." Goodfellow foils have also been used at CERN in the production of getters - columns or cartridges containing an active metal that is sacrificed to protect some other metal in the system against galvanic corrosion. "CERN is currently in an especially exciting time in its history and we look forward to many more years of successful and exciting collaboration," says Aldersley.
According to experts, it is likely to be 2010 before scientists can say whether they have found the 'God' particle - or perhaps the existence of a fifth, sixth, or seventh secret dimension of time and space.
About CERN
CERN, located near the Franco-Swiss border, is the world's largest particle physics laboratory, with approximately 2600 full-time employees and more than 7900 scientists and engineers representing 500 universities and 80 nationalities. Its main function is to provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics research. The organization is composed of 20 European member states.
About Goodfellow
Goodfellow Corporation is the North American subsidiary of Goodfellow Cambridge Limited. For more than 40 years, Goodfellow has been a supplier of metals, polymers, ceramics and other materials to meet the research, development, and specialized production requirements of science and industry worldwide. Standard products can be found online at the comprehensive Goodfellow Catalog (www.goodfellow.com). In addition, Goodfellow is often able to supply larger quantities of metals and materials or items manufactured to specific requirements.
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