LHC data tape souvenir
A tape souvenir associated with CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.
This object connects the computer collection with scientific data storage. Its souvenir status should be distinguished from a documented operational research tape.
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LHC data tape souvenir
| Issued by | CERN & Society |
|---|---|
| Contents | 1 terabyte of Large Hadron Collider data |
| Events | 600,000 proton-proton collisions at 8 TeV |
| Duration | 30 minutes of data taking |
This data tape carries the story beyond the computer itself. Large experiments depend on the ability to retain their results for later analysis. Tape provides dense storage that uses no power while shelved, making the physical archive part of the scientific instrument.
Record & provenance
This object connects the computer collection with scientific data storage. Its souvenir status should be distinguished from a documented operational research tape.
Reference: ATX-OBJ-LHC-DATA-TAPE
Source: collection inventory, photographs, and notes accompanying Serious Machines (Amir Husain, 2024).