Tag: SPS
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Observing accelerator resonances in 4D
For the first time, scientists at CERN, in collaboration with scientists at GSI, have been able to measure a coupled resonance structure that may cause particle loss in accelerators
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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
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Accelerator Report: The accelerator complex gears up for action after the yearly winter maintenance break
The first beams are already circulating in the Linac4 and PS Booster and should reach the LHC on 11 March. A new physics run is about to begin!
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HiLumi News: cool kickers for the HL-LHC
Successful tests of the first “MKI-Cool” show that these new kicker magnets can take the heat and keep their cool with high-luminosity beams
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Accelerator Report: Optimisation for greater success (and new challenges)
Since the last Accelerator Report, lead-ion beams have been successfully provided to the SPS North Area, in particular to the NA61 experiment, which is their principal user
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SHINE shines a light on neutrino beams
The NA61 experiment at CERN, also known as SHINE, has made new measurements that will help physicists work out the content of neutrino beams used in experiments in the US
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Fireball at HiRadMat
CERN’s HiRadMat facility restarts this week with a new experiment nicknamed “Fireball”, which will give new insights into extreme astrophysical phenomena such as gamma-ray bursts
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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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Accelerator Report: Preparing for the upcoming LHC restart
With the progressive recommissioning of the injectors – including, now, the SPS – the various types of beam are being set up and are gradually reaching the downstream accelerators