Category: At CERN
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Japan is Observer at CERN
Geneva, 23 June 1995. The CERN1 Council, where the representatives of the 19 Member States of the Organization decide on scientific programmes and financial resources, held its 102nd session on 23 June under the chairmanship of Prof. Hubert Curien (F). Japan admitted as Observer A Japanese delegation, lead by Mr. Kaoru Yosano, Japan's Minister of
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CERN’s Experimental Programme for 1995 starts right on time
Geneva, 2 May 1995. CERN1‘s Large Electron Positron Collider, LEP, started up for physics right on time on the 2 May, a considerable achievement for the Laboratory’s technicians and engineers who have worked flat out to put right the damage caused by an act of sabotage earlier in the year. The sabotage was discovered on
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Shimon Peres visits CERN
Geneva, 26 January 1995. Shimon Peres, Israel’s Foreign Minister, made an official visit to CERN1 on 26 January. He was accompanied by the Israeli Ambassador to the International Organizations in Geneva, Yosef Lamdan, and was received by CERN’s Director General, Prof. Christopher Llewellyn Smith. The visit took place at the site of the giant OPAL
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101st Meeting of CERN Council
Geneva, 21 December 1994. The CERN1 Council, where the representatives of the 19 Member States of the Organization decide on scientific programmes and financial resources, held its 101st session on 16 December under the chairmanship of Prof. Hubert Curien (F). Director General's Report The Director-General, Prof. Chris Llewellyn Smith, reported that CERN celebrated its 40th
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CERN Council Gives Go-ahead for Large Hadron Collider
Geneva, 16 December 1994. CERN1 Council, under the presidency of Prof. Hubert Curien, today agreed by consensus to approve the construction of the 14 TeV (1 Tera electron volt, TeV = 1 million million electron volts) Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Director General Chris Llewellyn Smith said : "Today's decision is a major step for the
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LHC Test String runs successfully for 24 hours
Geneva, 8 December 1994. On 6 and 7 December a string of powerful superconducting magnets for CERN1‘s next particle accelerator the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) ran successfully at 8.36 Tesla for 24 hours. 8.36 Tesla is the magnetic field required to accelerate protons to the required energy for LHC and this result demonstrates that the
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Britain at CERN from 22 to 25 november
Geneva, 22 November 1994. Thirty-two British hi-tech companies present their products at this new industrial exhibition at CERN1 which takes place from 22 to 25 November, 1994. The exhibition offers British companies the opportunity to display their products in fields that are of immediate importance to the scientists, engineers and technicians working at CERN, and
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CERN launches new programme with highest energy ever
Geneva, 21 November 1994. CERN1‘s first beams of lead ions – the highest energy beams ever produced by an accelerator – are now ready for experimentation. The new heavy ions facility also opens up a fresh period of research for the Laboratory in this field. This development is an important step towards understanding the matter
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EC signs new Cooperation Arrangement with CERN
Geneva, 10 October 1994. On 10 October 1994, Professor Antonio RUBERTI, Commissioner for Research, Development, Education and Training, and Professor Christopher LLEWELLYN SMITH, Director-General of CERN1 signed an administrative arrangement opening the way for tighter scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and CERN. The signing ceremony was followed by the first meeting of
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CERN celebrates 40th Anniversary
Geneva, 8 September 1994. On 29 September 1954 the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)1 was created when sufficient ratifications of the Convention establishing CERN* were obtained from Member States. CERN’s goals were clearly set out in Article II of this Convention: “The Organization shall provide for collaboration among European States in nuclear research of