Category: Accelerators
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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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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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Major work starts to boost the luminosity of the LHC
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is officially entering a new stage. Today, a ground-breaking ceremony at CERN celebrates the start of the civil-engineering work for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC): a new milestone in CERN’s history.
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LHC Report: Standing strong through the storms
As I write this report, the integrated luminosity counter for ATLAS and CMS is at 23.1 fb-1, exceeding our goal of around 18 fb-1
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First LHC test collisions of 2018
The Large Hadron Collider has initiated the collision of proton beams for the first time this year
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Crab cavities: colliding protons head-on
The crab cavities, a new technology to brighten up the future, will play an important role in the High-Luminosity LHC