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A new shield septum magnet is being developed to protect the FCC machine from the beam’s extremely high energy
CERN has set up three seismic monitoring stations to listen to the earth’s vibrations and their impact on the LHC
The re-filling of the arcs with liquid helium started last week, and the LHC is gradually being prepared for electrical tests at the end of the month
A new slow-extraction technique using a silicon crystal aims to reduce beam losses by a factor of four
Some 120 experts in cryogenic safety met at CERN for the first Cryogenic Safety Seminar. Their discussions included Kryolize, a new CERN technology
The production of the new niobium-tin cables for the high-performance superconducting magnets of the HL-LHC is now in full swing at CERN
A new tool for building superconducting magnet coils for High-Luminosity LHC and future particle accelerators arrives at CERN
CERN’s Vacuum, Surfaces and Coatings group has contributed to the development of vacuum chambers for MAX IV, the new synchrotron in Sweden
The LHC went into standby on Friday last week following an electrical perturbation at point 8, caused by a small animal
A new connection device for vacuum chambers based on Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) rings has been developed for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC)
The first magnet of the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) is ready and working according to specifications
Less than three years after the EC and CERN announced the start of the CESSAMag project, the final components left CERN bound for Jordan today