Tag: HiLumi LHC

  • LHC experiments see first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay

    LHC experiments see first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay

    The ATLAS and CMS collaborations have joined forces to establish the first evidence of the rare decay of the Higgs boson into a Z boson and a photon

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  • HiLumi News: Recovery of an HL-LHC niobium–tin magnet

    HiLumi News: Recovery of an HL-LHC niobium–tin magnet

    The successful replacement of a coil in an HL-LHC niobium–tin quadrupole magnet by the US Accelerator Upgrade Project team has showcased this crucial technology’s flexibility and cost-effectiveness

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  • Kicking off

    Kicking off

    Following the installation of kicker magnets that are more heat resistant and their successful tests during the SPS scrubbing run, the SPS is getting ready for High-Luminosity LHC operation.

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  • HiLumi News: New CERN niobium–tin magnet energises the HL-LHC programme

    HiLumi News: New CERN niobium–tin magnet energises the HL-LHC programme

    A second 7.2-metre-long HL-LHC triplet quadrupole has reached the currents needed for 7 TeV operation, with higher performances

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  • Beam Gas Curtain: a new instrument for LHC Run 3

    Beam Gas Curtain: a new instrument for LHC Run 3

    A High-Luminosity LHC instrument known as the Beam Gas Curtain will be tested and start collecting data during Run 3

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  • Beam Gas Curtain: a new instrument for LHC Run 3

    Beam Gas Curtain: a new instrument for LHC Run 3

    A High-Luminosity LHC instrument known as the Beam Gas Curtain will be tested and start collecting data during Run 3

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  • Superconductivity for sustainability: a new superconducting link for the High-Luminosity LHC

    Superconductivity for sustainability: a new superconducting link for the High-Luminosity LHC

    A flexible cryostat and the first series of high-temperature superconducting magnesium diboride cables will form an innovative electrical transfer line to power the HL-LHC inner triplet magnets

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  • News from the Chamonix workshop

    The first Chamonix workshop, dedicated to LEP performance, took place in 1991 – we’ve come a long way since then!

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  • Cool kickers for the HL-LHC

    The first “MKI-Cool” was installed in early January – water-cooled ferrite cylinders will protect the LHC’s kicker magnets from increased heat load in the high-luminosity era

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  • HiLumi News: 7.2-m-long niobium–tin quadrupole magnet manufactured at CERN reaches nominal current for the first time

    The 7.2-metre-long version of this vital HL-LHC component reached nominal current plus an operational margin corresponding to a coil peak field of 11.5 T at 1.9 K during a test in SM18

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