Category: Accelerators
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Accelerator Report: Crescendo at the LHC following the first stable beams at 6.8 TeV
Another important milestone was achieved in the LHC beam commissioning: on 21 April, the LHC Engineer in Charge declared “stable beams” at 6.8 TeV, the first time in 2023
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HiLumi News: Recovery of an HL-LHC niobium–tin magnet
The successful replacement of a coil in an HL-LHC niobium–tin quadrupole magnet by the US Accelerator Upgrade Project team has showcased this crucial technology’s flexibility and cost-effectiveness
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Vittorio Giorgio Vaccaro (1941 – 2023)
Vittorio Giorgio Vaccaro(1941 – 2023) — Accelerator physicist Vittorio Giorgio Vaccaro passed away on 11 February 2023 in his hometown of Naples, Italy, after a short illness. Vittorio graduated in 1965 from the University of Naples Federico II. He soon moved to CERN as a fellow, where he remained from 1966 to 1969, contributing to
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Accelerator Report: Beam is back in the LHC
On Wednesday 22 March, the LHC machine, the injection beam lines and all the experiments were closed for the cold check-out of the LHC, an important phase in the commissioning that follows the hardware tests and is a prerequisite for injecting beam into the machine. During this phase, all safety and interlock systems are activated
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Kicking off
Following the installation of kicker magnets that are more heat resistant and their successful tests during the SPS scrubbing run, the SPS is getting ready for High-Luminosity LHC operation.
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A spring awakening: CERN’s accelerators gear up for 2023
Following the winter shutdown, the injectors and accelerators are preparing for the 2023 data-taking season
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A spring awakening: CERN’s accelerators gear up for 2023
Following the winter shutdown, the injectors and accelerators are preparing for the 2023 data-taking season
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Accelerator Report: Preparing for the upcoming LHC restart
With the progressive recommissioning of the injectors – including, now, the SPS – the various types of beam are being set up and are gradually reaching the downstream accelerators
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HiLumi News: New CERN niobium–tin magnet energises the HL-LHC programme
A second 7.2-metre-long HL-LHC triplet quadrupole has reached the currents needed for 7 TeV operation, with higher performances
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Beam Gas Curtain: a new instrument for LHC Run 3
A High-Luminosity LHC instrument known as the Beam Gas Curtain will be tested and start collecting data during Run 3