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Accelerator Report: Another exciting year ahead

Although the much-appreciated winter break is well behind us and most of us are back at work, the accelerator complex is still in hibernation – but not for much longer

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17 January, 2025
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17 January, 2025

Accelerator Report: A well-deserved winter break for the accelerator complex

Soon, CERN personnel will take a well-deserved winter break, just like the accelerator complex. Following a successful year, the remainder of the accelerator complex was stopped on 2 December, marking the official start of the year-end technical stop

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13 December, 2024
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13 December, 2024

Future Circular Collider innovation and the economics of big science

Recent events in Brussels highlighted the potential of CERN and the FCC to support new innovations and strengthen Europe’s global competitiveness

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12 December, 2024
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12 December, 2024

The test stand for the High-Luminosity LHC welcomes its first magnets

The installation of the High-Luminosity LHC test facility continues with the arrival of two magnet assemblies

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12 December, 2024
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12 December, 2024

Accelerator Report: The excellent 2024 LHC run ended abruptly

The LHC was scheduled to conclude its outstanding 2024 run on 25 November, but a massive magnet quench brought it to an end two days early

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29 November, 2024
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29 November, 2024

Record data for the LHC in 2024

The LHC’s tenth year of operation ends with exceptional data collection

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25 November, 2024
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25 November, 2024

Accelerator Report: Lead ions at the heart of the accelerator complex

Lead-ion physics at the LHC and the SPS North Area is already under way and progressing well. The final lead-ion user in the PS East Area started its physics run on 13 November

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14 November, 2024
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14 November, 2024

Accelerator Report: Lead ions take the stage

As the LHC and SPS wrap up their 2024 proton run, teams are making final preparations for the lead-ion physics run starting on 4 November

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31 October, 2024
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31 October, 2024

Accelerator Report: Ending the 2024 LHC proton run on a high note

This year’s LHC proton run ended on 16 October, surpassing expectations with 11% more collisions than planned. Next up: the lead-ion run

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17 October, 2024
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17 October, 2024

New schedule for CERN's accelerators

The LHC's third run has been extended until July 2026. The long technical stop that will follow will be extended by four months, postponing the start-up of the High-Luminosity LHC until June 2030

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08 October, 2024
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08 October, 2024