Glitch shuts down 'Big Bang' machine (LHC machine).

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GENEVA (AP) - The world's largest particle collider malfunctioned within hours of its launch to great fanfare, but its operator didn't report the problem for a week.

After launching to great fanfare, the world's largest particle collider hit a rough patch when a 30-ton transformer that keeps it cool malfunctioned, researchers said Thursday, Sept. 18. Scientists hope to use the $3.8 billion machine to recreate the "big bang," the explosion that created the universe.

In a statement Thursday, the European Organization for Nuclear Research reported for the first time that a 30-ton transformer that cools part of the collider broke, forcing physicists to stop using the atom smasher just a day after starting it up last week.

The faulty transformer has been replaced and the ring in the 17-mile circular tunnel under the Swiss-French border has been cooled back down to near zero on the Kelvin scale � minus 459.67 degrees Fahrenheit � the most efficient operating temperature, said a statement by CERN, as the organization is known.

When the transformer malfunctioned, operating temperatures rose from below 2 Kelvin to 4.5 Kelvin � extraordinarily cold by most standards, but warmer than the normal operating temperature.

CERN had not reported any problems with the project since its launch Sept. 10, but issued its statement shortly after The Associated Press called asking about rumors of troubles.

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