Tag: First beams
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Accelerator Report: The 2026 run will be short but intense
Every day counts, so the LHC operations teams have mapped out a precise sequence of running phases to maximise the physics output during the machine’s final months
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Accelerator Report: Protons are heading towards the LHC
Many activities are currently progressing across the accelerator chain as the complex moves steadily towards full operation
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Accelerator Report: The accelerator complex is gradually waking up from the winter shutdown
Beam commissioning is progressing well in CERN’s accelerator complex, with beams already at the gates of the SPS
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Accelerator Report: Run 3 operations counting down to LS3
Linac4 and the PS Booster have already completed their standalone beam commissioning successfully and have handed over the baton to the PS
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Accelerator Report: The LHC reached 1200 bunches per beam – full intensity is in sight!
On 19 May, the LHC reached 1200 bunches per beam, a level that is considered meaningful for physics. The full intensity of 2460 bunches per beam could be achieved before the end of the week
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Accelerator Report: The first stable beams of 2025, a milestone and a beginning
The LHC operations team and many other experts have been working hard to set up and validate the accelerator for safe beam operation, leading to the first stable beams for physics of 2025 on 5 May
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And they’re off! The 2025 LHC physics season gets underway
“Stable” particle beams are back in the LHC machine, marking the start of the 2025 physics data-taking campaign
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Accelerator Report: LHC protons outpacing the Easter tradition
The LHC has restarted and both beams have been circulating in the machine since 8 April, meaning that the start of the LHC beam commissioning during Easter is apparently not a constant of nature
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Accelerator Report: The LHC commissioning is well on track, but challenges lie ahead
The first beam-based physics of 2025 has started and more will follow soon. However, some unexpected challenges will cause a small delay in the restart of the LHC
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Particles are back in the accelerators
The four accelerators that feed into the Large Hadron Collider have all been restarted, while the LHC itself will receive its first particles in April