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  • LHCb’s new VELO springs into action

    LHCb’s new VELO springs into action

    The subdetector aligned more closely with the LHC beam than ever before, marking an important milestone in LHCb data taking

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  • A remedy against electron clouds inside particle colliders

    A remedy against electron clouds inside particle colliders

    An LHC quadrupole whose beam screen had been coated with a fine layer of carbon displayed minimal heat load in comparison to other magnets, constituting a promising step in eliminating electron clouds in future particle accelerators

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  • Volker Soergel (1931 – 2022)

    Volker Soergel (1931 – 2022)

    Volker Soergel(1931 – 2022) — Volker Soergel passed away on 5 October 2022 at the age of 91. Born in Breslau on 9 March 1931, Soergel was a brilliant experimental physicist and an outstanding leader, shaping particle physics for many years. Receiving a doctorate from the University of Freiburg in 1956 under the tutelage of

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  • A new strategy and structure to tackle the ambitious challenges ahead

    Making sure we were ready for Run 3 was the objective we could not lose sight of last year. At the same time, we started a process to set up an IT Strategy – the what we will do, which I hope you will read – and a Target Operating Model – the how, which

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  • Completion of the final civil-engineering works at HL-LHC Point 1: A new CERN facility is born

    The construction of the last surface buildings for HL-LHC Point 1, including the underground connections to the HL-LHC cavern, is now complete

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  • CERN ignites imaginations at the Fête de la science in the Ain department

    CERN ignites imaginations at the Fête de la science in the Ain department

    CERN plays a key role in several events in the towns of Bourg-en-Bresse, Saint-Genis-Pouilly and Ferney-Voltaire.

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  • Bringing students and experts together around environmental applications of accelerators

    Bringing students and experts together around environmental applications of accelerators

    The I.FAST project’s yearly student challenge was held this summer, exploring environmental and societal applications of accelerator technology

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  • Computer Security: Finally, bonbons for download

    Now it’s up to you to better protect your files, folders, documents and data

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  • ALICE explores the hidden charm of quark–gluon plasma

    ALICE explores the hidden charm of quark–gluon plasma

    The ALICE collaboration shows that different bound states of a charm quark and its antimatter counterpart are differently modified by quark–gluon plasma, opening new avenues for studying this special state of matter and its effects

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  • Hans Frischholz (1938 – 2022)

    Hans Frischholz (1938 – 2022)

    Hans Frischholz(1938 – 2022) — After a long illness borne with courage and dignity, our colleague and friend Hans Frischholz passed away on 19 September 2022. Hans was a renowned specialist on radiofrequency (RF) power systems and made many important contributions to the ISR, LEP and the LHC. Hans joined CERN in 1968, working in

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