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Time for lead collisions in the LHC

The first collisions of lead nuclei mark the start of the latest LHC heavy-ion run

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Accelerators
09 November, 2018
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09 November, 2018

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

Opinion
Accelerators
29 October, 2018
Accelerators
Opinion
29 October, 2018

Final lap of the LHC track for protons in 2018

The LHC’s proton run came to an end on Wednesday 24 October with an excellent result of 160 fb-1 of data accumulated since the start of 2015

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Accelerators
24 October, 2018
Accelerators
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24 October, 2018

Halfway to high luminosity

Halfway between launch and start-up, what is the status of the High-Luminosity LHC project?

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Accelerators
23 October, 2018
Accelerators
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23 October, 2018

Apply now for the 2019 JUAS school

Registration for the 2019 session of the Joint Universities Accelerator School (JUAS) is now open

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Accelerators
15 October, 2018
Accelerators
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15 October, 2018

LHC Report: The final days of Run 2

At the end of October, the last protons for Run 2 will circulate inside the LHC. The next protons will be injected only in the spring of 2021!

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Accelerators
24 September, 2018
Accelerators
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24 September, 2018

The LHC prepares for the future

Studies on beam adjustment and new components are being conducted in preparation for future LHC runs

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Accelerators
14 September, 2018
Accelerators
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14 September, 2018

LHC Report: 48 fb-1 and counting

Since the recovery from the recent machine development period, the LHC has been in luminosity production mode, crawling its way up towards 60 fb-1

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Accelerators
10 September, 2018
Accelerators
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10 September, 2018

The Large Hadron Collider: 10 years and counting

Ten years ago, protons circulated CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for the first time, marking the end of years of design and construction

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Accelerators
10 September, 2018
Accelerators
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10 September, 2018

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.

Press release
Accelerators
29 August, 2018
Accelerators
Press release
29 August, 2018