LHC

Seven experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) use detectors to analyse the myriad of particles produced by collisions in the accelerator. These experiments are run by collaborations of scientists from institutes all over the world. Each experiment is distinct and characterised by its detectors.

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The LHC has restarted for its 2017 run

For the first time this year, the LHC is circulating beams of protons, following a 17-week-long extended technical stop

News
Accelerators
29 April, 2017
Accelerators
News
29 April, 2017

Who switches on the LHC?

We meet Rende Steerenberg, who is the group leader for the accelerator and technical teams

Feature
Accelerators
29 April, 2017
Accelerators
Feature
29 April, 2017

The two-loop explosion

We are now being taken into the complex realm of higher-order calculations, with an explosion of activity in recent months

News
Physics
03 April, 2017
Physics
News
03 April, 2017

Here’s what open-heart surgery at the LHC looks like

See in images how the “heart” of the CMS detector, its Pixel Tracker, was replaced

News
Experiments
14 March, 2017

Chamonix event prepares for LHC’s future

A review of LHC operation and system performance at the annual LHC performance workshop in Chamonix, France

News
Accelerators
13 March, 2017
Accelerators
News
13 March, 2017

A great year ahead

Fabiola Gianotti looks back at a remarkable 2016 and looks towards CERN's challenges in 2017

Opinion
Accelerators
18 January, 2017
Accelerators
Opinion
18 January, 2017

Meet TIM, the LHC tunnel’s robot

The Train Inspection Monorail (TIM) is equipped with a camera and several measurement sensors to monitor the LHC tunnel in real-time

News
Accelerators
25 November, 2016
Accelerators
News
25 November, 2016

LHC smashes targets for 2016 run

The target for the LHC integrated luminosity for 2016 was 25 inverse femtobarns. We reached 40.

Opinion
Accelerators
01 November, 2016
Accelerators
Opinion
01 November, 2016

LHC pushes limits of performance

The LHC performance continued to surpass expectations when this week it achieved 2220 proton bunches

News
Accelerators
19 August, 2016
Accelerators
News
19 August, 2016

Chicago sees floods of LHC data and new results at ICHEP

Particle physicists are showcasing a wealth of brand new results from LHC experiments at CERN, at the “ICHEP 2016” conference in Chicago

News
Physics
05 August, 2016

LHC performance reaches new highs

The LHC has chalked up a series of new records, providing its experiments with a torrent of new data

News
Accelerators
08 July, 2016
Accelerators
News
08 July, 2016

LHC Report: staying cool despite record highs

These two last weeks have been a highlight of LHC operation, delivering record luminosity

News
Accelerators
13 June, 2016
Accelerators
News
13 June, 2016