Category: Accelerators

  • Autopsy of an LHC beam dump

    Autopsy of an LHC beam dump

    For the first time at CERN, an autopsy has been carried out on a radioactive beam dump. Inspection of the inner workings of the device helped the teams to find out more about how materials behave under the impact of high-energy beams

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  • What will the future LHC beam dumps be made of?

    What will the future LHC beam dumps be made of?

    A new experiment has been performed at the HiRadMat facility to test various materials that could be used in the LHC and HL-LHC beam dumps

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  • The SPS beam dump

    The SPS beam dump

    On 7 March, beams were circulated in the SPS for the first time this year. In this article, we reflect on the successful commissioning of the accelerator’s new beam dump

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  • Large Hadron Collider restarts

    Large Hadron Collider restarts

    Beams of protons are again circulating around the collider’s 27-kilometre ring, marking the end of a multiple-year hiatus for upgrade work

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  • The North Area is getting a fresh look

    The North Area, part of the Super Proton Synchrotron complex, will see a major two-phased facelift in the upcoming years

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  • LS2 Report: The new LHC collimators

    During LS2, 16 new collimators have been installed in the LHC ready for the next run and above all for the future HL-LHC

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  • Implementing a vision for CERN’s future

    Implementing a vision for CERN’s future

    The 2020 update of the European strategy for particle physics forms the basis of CERN’s objectives for the next five years, explains Fabiola Gianotti

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  • New schedule for CERN’s accelerators and experiments

    New schedule for CERN’s accelerators and experiments

    The schedule for the current long shutdown (LS2) has had to be modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • LS2 Report: The High-Luminosity LHC is ready for injection

    LS2 Report: The High-Luminosity LHC is ready for injection

    A new beam absorber, developed for high luminosity, has been installed in the LHC

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  • Dive into the world of accelerators

    Dive into the world of accelerators

    Visit the CERN accelerator complex through these immersive 360-degree photos

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