Category: Accelerators

  • A breakthrough for high luminosity

    A breakthrough for high luminosity

    The underground structures of the High-Luminosity LHC have been connected to the LHC tunnel

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  • A new schedule for the LHC and its successor

    A new schedule for the LHC and its successor

    The LHC will restart in May 2021 and Run 3 will be extended by one year

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  • Celebrating a 60-year legacy of forefront accelerators

    The PS and LEP accelerators, which entered service 60 and 30 years ago, have left a lasting imprint on the field of particle physics

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  • Successful tests of a cooler way to transport electricity

    Successful tests of a cooler way to transport electricity

    A new superconducting electrical transmission line for the High-Luminosity LHC uses new materials, a new cooling system and unprecedented technologies

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  • The time of the LHC Injectors Upgrade project

    After years of careful preparation, the LHC’s second long shutdown, LS2, is now under way. Over the coming 18 months, the upgrade of the LHC’s injector complex will be the primary focus for technical teams across the Organization

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  • International collaboration publishes concept design for a post-LHC future circular collider at CERN

    The Future Circular Collider (FCC) collaboration submits its Conceptual Design Report (CDR) for publication

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  • A successful conclusion to Run 2

    The end of the LHC’s second run makes way for a busy long shutdown

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  • LHC prepares for new achievements

    LHC prepares for new achievements

    After an outstanding performance, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the accelerator complex and the experiments are now stopping for two years for major improvements and upgrading.

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  • High-Luminosity LHC: we’re halfway there

    The HL-LHC is shaping up to be a worthy successor to the LHC, which is having another spectacular year

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  • AWAKE achieves first ever acceleration of electrons in a proton-driven plasma wave

    AWAKE achieves first ever acceleration of electrons in a proton-driven plasma wave

    In a paper published today in the journal Nature, the AWAKE collaboration at CERN reports the first ever successful acceleration of electrons using a wave generated by protons zipping through a plasma.

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