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First civil-engineering milestone passed for HL-LHC
Excavation of the two new shafts for the HL-LHC at points 1 and 5 of the accelerator has been completed
More powerful protectors for higher luminosity
An important protection component for the High-Luminosity LHC has been successfully tested at the HiRadMat facility
A new power transformer joins CERN’s armada
After a long voyage, CERN’s newest and biggest power transformer is ready to reign over the BE2 electrical substation
FRESCA2: a record field for an extraordinary magnet
The FRESCA2 magnet, which will serve as a test station for the superconductors of the future, has set a new record of 14.6 teslas
World’s first crabbing of a proton beam
CERN successfully tests crab cavities, a key component of the High-Luminosity LHC
X-rays see all
Don’t miss the metrology laboratory’s open day on 6 June when its state-of-the-art tomograph will be on display
Honey, I shrunk the vacuum chambers!
A new technique developed at CERN will allow electron synchrotrons to operate at higher energies by reducing the diameter of the beam pipes
Crabs settled in the tunnel
After several years of preparatory work, the first crab cavity prototypes have been installed in the SPS tunnel and are ready for testing
The end of YETS: awakening from hibernation
The Year-End Technical Stop drew to a close on 9 March. Read about the LHC plans the last year of Run 2
Accelerator hibernation ends
As CERN’s winter shutdown draws to a close, watch this video to see what has been going on underground