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A 350-metre-tall tower to purify argon

CERN is participating in ARIA, a project to build a 350-metre column to produce extra-pure argon to be used in a dark-matter search experiment

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12 December, 2017
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12 December, 2017

How to produce the purest argon ever?

CERN is helping to align and test a 350-metre column to produce extra-pure argon for a dark-matter search experiment

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30 November, 2017
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30 November, 2017

New life for an old technology: canted cosine theta magnets

CERN is developing a corrector magnet for the High-Luminosity project that has a peculiar design (to say nothing of its name…)

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10 October, 2017
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10 October, 2017

How can superconductors contribute for a greener future?

An international group of students found new applications of superconductors during the Superconductor Hackathon at CERN

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10 October, 2017
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10 October, 2017

Crab cavities get into their shells

The two crab cavities have been put in their helium vessels and are currently being installed in their cryostat

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26 September, 2017
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26 September, 2017

The melody of magnets

On the occasion of the EUCAS 2017 conference, superconducting magnets and cavities were turned into musical instruments

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25 September, 2017
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25 September, 2017

Next stop: the superconducting magnets of the future

Intensity tests have been successfully completed on the FRESCA2 magnet. It will serve as a test bench for the development of more powerful magnets

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21 September, 2017
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21 September, 2017

Superconductors boost acceleration

The use of superconducting material has enabled the development of more powerful accelerating cavities

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19 September, 2017
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19 September, 2017

The magic of superconductors in the spotlight

Today marks the start of the EUCAS 2017 conference on superconductivity. We reflect on how high-energy physics developed this super-technology

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18 September, 2017
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18 September, 2017

Superconductors take centre stage

Superconductors are the primary focus of next week’s major EUCAS 2017 conference, which will also include events aimed at the general public

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12 September, 2017
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12 September, 2017