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Why is it called the Large Hadron Collider?
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The Large Hadron Collider is named after the Higgs boson, which was discovered there. The Higgs boson is a fundamental particle that is a key component of the Standard Model of particle physics. The Large Hadron Collider is a particle accelerator that uses superconducting magnets to accelerate protons to almost the speed of light. The protons collide at energies that allow them to break apart into smaller particles.