Tag: LHC Run 3

  • Accelerator Report: The accelerator complex is gradually waking up from the winter shutdown

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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: Preparing for 2025 LHC operation and setting goals

    The Chamonix Workshop is in full swing, and the initial outlines of the 2025 LHC configuration and operational scenarios are beginning to take shape

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  • Accelerator Report: Another exciting year ahead

    Accelerator Report: Another exciting year ahead

    Although the much-appreciated winter break is well behind us and most of us are back at work, the accelerator complex is still in hibernation – but not for much longer

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  • Accelerator Report: The excellent 2024 LHC run ended abruptly

    Accelerator Report: The excellent 2024 LHC run ended abruptly

    The LHC was scheduled to conclude its outstanding 2024 run on 25 November, but a massive magnet quench brought it to an end two days early

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  • New schedule for CERN’s accelerators

    New schedule for CERN’s accelerators

    The LHC’s third run has been extended until July 2026. The long technical stop that will follow will be extended by four months, postponing the start-up of the High-Luminosity LHC until June 2030

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