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What will the future LHC beam dumps be made of?

A new experiment has been performed at the HiRadMat facility to test various materials that could be used in the LHC and HL-LHC beam dumps

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Accelerators
08 June, 2022

The SPS beam dump

On 7 March, beams were circulated in the SPS for the first time this year. In this article, we reflect on the successful commissioning of the accelerator’s new beam dump

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Accelerators
25 April, 2022
Accelerators
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25 April, 2022

Large Hadron Collider restarts

Beams of protons are again circulating around the collider’s 27-kilometre ring, marking the end of a multiple-year hiatus for upgrade work

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Accelerators
22 April, 2022
Accelerators
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22 April, 2022

Accelerators for the environment: Announcing I.FAST's 2022 Challenge-Based Innovation programme

Students can now apply to the I.FAST project's programme, which will challenge participants to find new and innovative societal applications for accelerators

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Accelerators
15 December, 2021
Accelerators
Announcement
15 December, 2021

The North Area is getting a fresh look

The North Area, part of the Super Proton Synchrotron complex, will see a major two-phased facelift in the upcoming years

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Accelerators
27 October, 2021
Accelerators
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27 October, 2021

LS2 Report: The new LHC collimators

During LS2, 16 new collimators have been installed in the LHC ready for the next run and above all for the future HL-LHC

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Accelerators
28 September, 2021
Accelerators
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28 September, 2021

How to train your magnets

Magnet training for the LHC circuits will be completed by the end of the year

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Accelerators
28 September, 2021
Accelerators
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28 September, 2021

LS2 Report: Accelerated beams in the SPS

The SPS accelerated its first LHC-type beam in May and is now sending beams to the North Area, where the physics season has started

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Accelerators
12 August, 2021
Accelerators
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12 August, 2021

New magnets for FAIR tested at CERN

CERN has strong partnerships and collaborations with laboratories and research infrastructures in the Member States. One recent example saw superconducting magnets for the future FAIR facility at Germany’s GSI laboratory being tested at CERN

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Accelerators
11 August, 2021
Accelerators
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11 August, 2021

FCC feasibility study comes into focus

CERN’s fastest-growing collaboration is crystallising an ambitious proposal to tackle the big questions at the heart of particle physics

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Accelerators
08 July, 2021
Accelerators
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08 July, 2021