Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have confirmed that they were successful in restarting the Large Hardron Collider (LHC) on Sunday after a gap of two hiatus during which they upgraded the machine. At the same time, they said that it will take another month for the actual particle collisions to commence.

IB Times reports that in an update at 1:55 p.m. local time (7:55 a.m. EDT) CERN reported that the radio-frequency specialists were working at LHC's point four, putting it in order to "capture" the beam. "Only a beam that has been 'captured' can be accelerated," the scientists said, adding, "This morning, beams have been circulating under their injection energy."

According to BBC News, world's largest as well as most powerful particle collider in the world, and its single largest machine, has sent particles moving in both directions, inside parallel pipes, at a speed just less than the speed of light. However, the LHC's return to service has been delayed a bit than originally scheduled.

A statement posted by the organization's director for accelerators and technology, Fredrick Bordy, on CERN's website read, "After two years of effort, the LHC is in great shape," continuing, "But the most important step is still to come when we increase the energy of the beams to new record levels."

In another statement, CERN has stated that the control team of the LHC team tested the collider beneath the French-Swiss border near Geneva. In the near future, the team will be working to augment the energy of the proton beams and smash them together in the LHC's detectors, it stated.

Meanwhile, it is expected that the LHC restart will induce nearly double the energy and further violent particle crashes as early as June. According to CERN researchers, they are looking forward to first-ever glimpse at dark matter.

According to Paul Collier, CERB Head (Beam Department), "The return of beams to the LHC rewards a lot of intense, hard work from many teams of people." He added, "It's very satisfying for our operators to be back in the driver's seat, with what's effectively a new accelerator to bring on-stream, carefully, step by step."