Tag: Proton Synchrotron
The proton synchrotron is a key component in CERN’s accelerator complex, where it usually accelerates either protons delivered by the Proton Synchrotron Booster or heavy ions from the Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR).
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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
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Accelerator Report: Recommissioning on track as the first beams progress through the complex
The recommissioning of the accelerators is progressing according to schedule. Unsurprisingly, some issues have arisen, but they have been swiftly addressed by equipment experts. First physics in the PS East Area and n_TOF is scheduled to start next week
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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: A well-deserved winter break for the accelerator complex
Soon, CERN personnel will take a well-deserved winter break, just like the accelerator complex. Following a successful year, the remainder of the accelerator complex was stopped on 2 December, marking the official start of the year-end technical stop
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Accelerator Report: Lead ions at the heart of the accelerator complex
Lead-ion physics at the LHC and the SPS North Area is already under way and progressing well. The final lead-ion user in the PS East Area started its physics run on 13 November
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Accelerator Report: Exploring potential performance increases
The LHC injector chain has been switched to a new beam production scheme to explore its potential to produce more collisions in the LHC and to compare its performance to that of the standard LHC beam
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Accelerator Report: Already a fifth of the way there
The LHC is performing well and the injector complex is treating its experimental users to a high level of beam availability
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Accelerator Report: The LHC is well ahead of schedule
Almost the whole accelerator complex is now in “physics mode”, routinely delivering the various types of beam to the different physics facilities and experiments. Notably, the intensity ramp-up in the LHC is progressing remarkably well
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Accelerator Report: Advancing smoothly through recommissioning and overcoming challenges
The injection of the first protons into the LHC is scheduled for 11 March, but could be brought forward by a few days if all goes well
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CERN’s accelerators gear up for action after the winter maintenance break
A new physics run is about to begin! The first particle beams should reach the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) on 11 March