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LS2 Report: increased cryogenic power at LHC Point 4
At LHC Point 4, a refrigerator that cools helium from room temperature to 4.5 K (-268.65 °C) has undergone major improvements in preparation for the HL-LHC
LS2 Report: All interconnections in the LHC have been closed
The DISMAC project is coming to an end: the last of the 1232 interconnections was closed in August and the cool-down of the machine will now begin
LS2 Report: CERN’s newest accelerator awakens
Linac 4 has taken over from the retired Linac 2 as the first accelerator in the LHC injection chain
LS2 Report: Further upgrades for the PS
Two new internal beam dumps and a new septum magnet have been installed in the PS as part of the LIU project
LS2 Report: The High-Luminosity LHC is ready for injection
A new beam absorber, developed for high luminosity, has been installed in the LHC
The first accelerators are back in action
It’s the end of Long Shutdown 2 for the PS Booster, the first accelerator to be recommissioned, alongside Linac 4
Oliver Brüning becomes the new HL-LHC project leader
Oliver Brüning takes over from Lucio Rossi at the helm of the HL-LHC project as of 1 July
Electricity transmission reaches even higher intensities
A superconducting electrical transmission line developed for the High-Luminosity LHC has set a new intensity record
LS2 Report: A new schedule
As a result of the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 crisis, the injectors will restart at the end of the year and the LHC will restart in autumn 2021
Superconducting magnets of the future in the making at CERN
The latest CERN Courier details the promises and challenges of the new superconducting magnets being developed for increasing accelerator’s energy and luminosity