High-Luminosity LHC

The High-Luminosity LHC is a project to increase the luminosity of the Large Hadron Collider by a factor of 10 beyond its design value by 2020.

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New furnace a step towards future collider development

A new tool for building superconducting magnet coils for High-Luminosity LHC and future particle accelerators arrives at CERN

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Engineering
18 July, 2016

The HL-LHC: a bright vision

Pushing the boundaries of current technology to extend the discovery potential of the LHC

Opinion
Accelerators
23 May, 2016
Accelerators
Opinion
23 May, 2016

“Shape memory” material provides a solution for the HL-LHC

A new connection device for vacuum chambers based on Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) rings has been developed for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC)

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Engineering
08 April, 2016

Prototype HL-LHC magnet undergoes testing

A preliminary short prototype of the quadrupole magnets for the High-Luminosity LHC has passed its first tests

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Accelerators
07 April, 2016
Accelerators
News
07 April, 2016

Super and ferric: the first HL-LHC component is ready

The first magnet of the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) is ready and working according to specifications

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Engineering
15 March, 2016

Vibration tests for High-Luminosity LHC project begin

In preparation for civil engineering work for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider, vibration measurements have been carried out near the LHC

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Engineering
17 December, 2015
Engineering
News
17 December, 2015

Picking up good vibrations

In this week's Bulletin find out how vibration measurements in preparation for High-Luminosity LHC are going

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Accelerators
15 December, 2015
Accelerators
News
15 December, 2015

Test racetrack dipole magnet produces record 16 tesla field

CERN test magnet reaches a record-breaking goal of 16.2 tesla field, paving way for future accelerator designs

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Engineering
27 November, 2015
Engineering
News
27 November, 2015

Linac4 ready to hit the 50 MeV mark

In this week's Bulletin find out how the Linac4 accelerator will reach a milestone energy that will allow the machine to replace Linac2

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Accelerators
02 November, 2015
Accelerators
News
02 November, 2015

LHC luminosity upgrade project moving to next phase

Meeting of scientists and engineers from around the world marks end of design phase for High-Luminosity project to upgrade the Large Hadron Collider

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Accelerators
27 October, 2015
Accelerators
News
27 October, 2015

HiRadMat begins testing new HL-LHC Collimator jaw prototypes

The HiRadMat facility is using SPS beams to test materials and components in extreme conditions

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Accelerators
04 September, 2015
Accelerators
News
04 September, 2015

Keeping HL-LHC accountable

This week saw the cost and schedule of the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) and LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) projects come under close scrutiny

Opinion
Accelerators
20 March, 2015
Accelerators
Opinion
20 March, 2015