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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LS2 Report: Further upgrades for the PS

Two new internal beam dumps and a new septum magnet have been installed in the PS as part of the LIU project

News
Accelerators
11 August, 2020
Accelerators
News
11 August, 2020

LS2 Report: innovation to stop protons in their tracks

Two new beam dumps are ready to be installed in the Proton Synchrotron

News
Accelerators
21 February, 2020
Accelerators
News
21 February, 2020

LS2 Report: PS prepared for higher injection energies

CERN’s oldest working accelerator has a new injection kicker magnet and will soon receive a new septum as well

News
Accelerators
11 February, 2020
Accelerators
News
11 February, 2020

LS2 Report: The PS is rejuvenated for its 60th birthday

Work to renovate CERN’s oldest accelerator continues as part of the LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) project

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Accelerators
25 November, 2019
Accelerators
News
25 November, 2019

Celebrating 60 years of the Proton Synchrotron

A colloquium on 25 November will celebrate the anniversary of CERN’s oldest accelerator

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Accelerators
25 November, 2019
Accelerators
News
25 November, 2019

60 years of the Proton Synchrotron

A colloquium on 25 November will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the PS

Announcement
Accelerators
08 November, 2019
Accelerators
Announcement
08 November, 2019

LS2 Report: The PS’s magnets prepare for higher energies

Following our article on the PS Booster, we take a look at the next link in CERN’s accelerator chain: the venerable PS and its magnet system

News
Accelerators
13 February, 2019
Accelerators
News
13 February, 2019

PS in 4K

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Accelerators
Accelerators
Video

Meet Linac4

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Accelerators
Accelerators
Video

The accelerators awaken

The accelerator chain and the experiments that it serves are gradually awakening after the extended year-end technical stop (EYETS)

News
Accelerators
13 April, 2017
Accelerators
News
13 April, 2017