Category: Accelerators
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Accelerator Report: Target reached, but compressor off
On 23 September, the LHC reached its 2024 target for integrated luminosity. And then a cryogenic station broke down…
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Accelerator Report: Preparing the LHC and its injector complex for the 2024 lead-ion run
The physics run for the SPS North Area will start on 4 November, followed by the LHC lead-ion physics run on 6 November, and the PS East Area on 11 November
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How can physicists make particle accelerators more efficient?
Using AI, machine learning and automation, the Efficient Particle Accelerator (EPA) project aims to boost the efficiency of CERN’s accelerators for the high luminosity era and beyond
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Accelerator Report: LHC Run 3 achieves record-breaking integrated luminosity
On Sunday, 1 September, the LHC integrated luminosity for Run 3 (2022–2025) equalled that of Run 2 (2015–2018)
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Accelerator Report: 10 000 LHC fills!
The LHC reached its 10 000th fill on 13 August 2024
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Accelerator Report: Navigating hot summer days and thunderstorms
The summer is often a very productive period for physics in CERN’s accelerator complex, that is, when the weather remains reasonable…
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Accelerator Report: No summer holidays for the accelerator complex
CERN’s accelerators show very good availability rates: beams are in place
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Accelerator Report: Technical stops always hold a few surprises
Restarting the entire accelerator complex after a technical stop is rarely seamless and often comes with unexpected technical challenges
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New beam dumps: cut along the dotted line
Dismantling a beam dump is a real conundrum – that’s what the 2020 “autopsy” concluded. To solve it, the new spare LHC beam dumps have been made easier to “cut”
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Accelerator Report: Setting the stage for a productive summer
We are optimistic that we will have a successful luminosity production period this summer