Tag: HiLumi LHC
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Autopsy of an LHC beam dump
For the first time at CERN, an autopsy has been carried out on a radioactive beam dump. Inspection of the inner workings of the device helped the teams to find out more about how materials behave under the impact of high-energy beams
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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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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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New schedule for CERN’s accelerators and experiments
The schedule for the current long shutdown (LS2) has had to be modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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LS2 Report: The High-Luminosity LHC is ready for injection
A new beam absorber, developed for high luminosity, has been installed in the LHC
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A breakthrough for high luminosity
The underground structures of the High-Luminosity LHC have been connected to the LHC tunnel
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A new schedule for the LHC and its successor
The LHC will restart in May 2021 and Run 3 will be extended by one year