Long Shutdown 1

In early 2013 the CERN accelerator complex shut down for two years of planned maintenance and consolidation. The work prepared the accelerators and experiments for running the LHC at the higher energy of 13 TeV

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A mid-term report for LS1

As the LHC’s first long shutdown, LS1, enters its second calendar year, it’s a good time for a mid-term report on how things are progressing

Opinion
Accelerators
04 February, 2014
Accelerators
Opinion
04 February, 2014

LS1 report: setting the bar high

This week LS1 successfully passed an important milestone: the first pressure test of a complete sector, sector 6-7

News
Accelerators
20 January, 2014
Accelerators
News
20 January, 2014

A collaborative adventure

There’s much to look forward to in 2014 – let’s make it another safe and successful year at CERN, says Director-General Rolf Heuer

Opinion
Accelerators
20 January, 2014
Accelerators
Opinion
20 January, 2014

LS1 report: on the home straight in 2014

The excellent progress of the maintenance work on CERN's accelerators, which is overwhelmingly on schedule, was praised by the CERN Council last week

News
Accelerators
19 December, 2013
Accelerators
News
19 December, 2013

LS1 report: a stubborn cavity will soon be replaced

Testing on the LHC’s replacement RF cryomodule was completed last week in SM18

News
Accelerators
11 December, 2013
Accelerators
News
11 December, 2013

LS1 report: achieving the unachievable

The dismantling and extraction of a defective DFBA module from LHC Point 6, has been completed without a hitch

News
Accelerators
25 November, 2013
Accelerators
News
25 November, 2013

LS1 report: According to schedule

Maintenance activities across the CERN site for Long Shutdown 1 are progressing well

News
Accelerators
11 November, 2013
Accelerators
News
11 November, 2013

LS1 report: successful tests

New beam dump and shielding blocks installed at the PS Booster

News
Accelerators
01 November, 2013
Accelerators
News
01 November, 2013

LS1 report: Replacing an antique

At the PS, replacement of the old cooling and ventilation system, which dated back to 1957, is progressing well

News
Accelerators
14 October, 2013
Accelerators
News
14 October, 2013

LS1 report: Shielding operations

At the LHC, the SMACC project’s consolidation train has just entered Sector 7-8, the third sector to be consolidated

News
Accelerators
16 September, 2013
Accelerators
News
16 September, 2013

LS1 report: Cryogenic line goes through scanner

This week, teams have started X-raying the cryogenic line to examine its condition in detail

News
Accelerators
12 August, 2013
Accelerators
News
12 August, 2013

LS1 report: First missions accomplished

Things are going well in all the laboratory’s accelerators

News
Accelerators
07 August, 2013
Accelerators
News
07 August, 2013