Tag: LHC Run 3
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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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Final laps at the LHC
The final physics season at the LHC has just kicked off! The experiments will record collisions until the end of June, when work will begin on transforming the machine into a high-luminosity accelerator.
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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: A strong finish and a swift transition into the winter break
The 2025 run was successfully completed on 8 December at 6.00 a.m., signalling the start of the year-end technical stop for the LHC and the injector complex
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Accelerator Report: The final countdown
With only three weeks left until CERN’s annual closure, the end of the 2025 run is approaching fast. In less than two weeks, all the beams throughout the accelerator complex will be stopped
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Accelerator Report: 2025 is another record-breaking year for protons in the LHC
The 2025 LHC proton run has come to a close, with record performance delivered to all experiments. The LHC now gears up for the upcoming lead-ion run
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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