Haunted particle accelerator

Ghosts are tricky. They seem to manifest unpredictably, and most often when skeptical investigators are not around. It is very hard to apply scientific principles to the investigation of paranormal phenomena.

One reason has been lack of proper equipment. Consider that ghosts need energy too - from somewhere. The provision of an ample source of energy should make it energetically more favorable for ghosts to manifest. In fact, it might be impossible for them not to do so if enough energy is pumped into the system. But as pointed out in a previous idea, the ghosts, once manifest, might spitefully refuse to do anything. However, a careful analysis of energy budgets should be able to detect their presence by an unaccounted-for deficit of energy.

Particle accelerators generate large amounts of energy, and are equipped to account for it all - once of the ways in which new subatomic particles are generated and then observed. These same principles could be applied to ghost hunting. I propose that the next large particle accelerator be built on haunted, cursed ground. In addition to the ghost-hunting project as above, cursed real estate can be obtained at low cost, which is helpful as particle accelerators are large.