LS2 Report: Linac3 tests new equipment for higher-intensity beams
LS2 Report: Linac3 tests new equipment for higher-intensity beamsAnaïs SchaefferanschaefMon, 11/23/2020 - 16:32Linear accelerator 3 (Linac3) has been up and running since the beginning of November, to...
View ArticleNew schedule for CERN’s accelerators and experiments
New schedule for CERN’s accelerators and experimentsAnaïs SchaefferanschaefFri, 11/27/2020 - 09:32On 23 October, the CERN Management validated the new schedule for activities taking place during the...
View ArticleSPS key back in the hands of the Operations group
SPS key back in the hands of the Operations groupanschaefWed, 12/09/2020 - 10:28Almost exactly two years ago, all SPS equipment was switched off and responsibility for the machine was handed from the...
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LS2 Report: Review of a rather unusual year
LS2 Report: Review of a rather unusual yearAnaïs SchaefferanschaefMon, 12/14/2020 - 11:242020 is coming to an end... and what a year it has been. It remains to be seen what 2021 has in store for us......
View ArticleALICE takes leap forward with major new installation
ALICE takes leap forward with major new installationthortalaMon, 01/11/2021 - 15:56Following the return of the Time Projection Chamber (TPC) and the Miniframe to the ALICE detector cavern in recent...
View ArticleLS2 Report: Beams circulate in the PS Booster
LS2 Report: Beams circulate in the PS Booster Anaïs SchaefferanschaefTue, 01/12/2021 - 10:27If you follow CERN on social media, you probably saw back in December that the first beam had been injected...
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Xcitement down under: Australia gets first X-band facility
Xcitement down under: Australia gets first X-band facilityAchintya RaoachintyaFri, 01/15/2021 - 10:22 Some members of the X-Lab team along with the transport crew (Image: CERN)On 16 September 2020, a...
View ArticleLooking back on 50 years of hadron colliders
Looking back on 50 years of hadron colliders Thomas HortalathortalaTue, 01/26/2021 - 09:50On 27 January 1971, the first proton collisions inside the Intersecting Storage Rings at CERN heralded the...
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LS2 Report: Getting ready for the future of physics in the East Area
LS2 Report: Getting ready for the future of physics in the East Area Thomas HortalathortalaTue, 01/26/2021 - 19:54The East Area may have been inaugurated more than 50 years ago, yet it is still as...
View ArticleImplementing a vision for CERN’s future
Implementing a vision for CERN’s futureFabiola GianottithortalaThu, 02/04/2021 - 10:41The European strategy for particle physics (ESPP), updated by the CERN Council in June 2020, lays the foundations...
View ArticleLS2 Report: Making a movie of the PS beam
LS2 Report: Making a movie of the PS beam Thomas HortalathortalaTue, 02/09/2021 - 09:39To answer the thorny question of how to monitor a particle beam that threatens to destroy any device that dares...
View ArticleCERN’s oldest accelerator awakens: Bring on the beam!
CERN’s oldest accelerator awakens: Bring on the beam! Thomas HortalathortalaWed, 03/03/2021 - 14:48“The Proton Synchrotron is the beating heart of CERN’s accelerator system. Situated at the centre of...
View ArticleLHC key handed back for operation
LHC key handed back for operationanschaefWed, 03/24/2021 - 12:53On 10 December 2018, LHC Run 2 came to an end, and the symbolic key to the machine was handed over to the aptly-named ACE (Accelerator...
View ArticleThe superconducting coils for the 11 T dipoles have been delivered
The superconducting coils for the 11 T dipoles have been delivered Anaïs SchaefferanschaefWed, 04/28/2021 - 11:00Starting in 2018, a team of experts from the company General Electric (GE) worked with...
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Why the LHC magnets are blue – and other colourful accelerator questions...
Why the LHC magnets are blue – and other colourful accelerator questions answered Thomas HortalathortalaWed, 05/19/2021 - 17:39Springtime has arrived in Geneva, where CERN is located, bringing with it...
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Accelerators meet gravitational waves
Accelerators meet gravitational waves cagrigorThu, 06/03/2021 - 09:49 In particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), charged particles bob and weave in magnetic and electric fields,...
View ArticleThe High-Luminosity LHC project takes shape at Point 1
The High-Luminosity LHC project takes shape at Point 1 Thomas HortalathortalaTue, 06/08/2021 - 14:21With the pure whiteness of its walls, its impeccable cleanliness and its alternating white and blue...
View ArticleCERN Accelerator School: Introduction to Accelerator Physics | 5-18 September...
CERN Accelerator School: Introduction to Accelerator Physics | 5-18 September 2021CERN Accelerator SchoolanschaefTue, 06/15/2021 - 10:29 In collaboration with the Technical University of Kaunas (KTU),...
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Qualifying HL-LHC magnets and cavities at Uppsala University
Qualifying HL-LHC magnets and cavities at Uppsala UniversityRoger RuberKevin PepitoneAkira MiyazakianschaefThu, 06/24/2021 - 11:20Uppsala University in Sweden has been a valuable partner to CERN since...
View ArticleMillimetric precision for a Future Circular Collider
Millimetric precision for a Future Circular Collider thortalaTue, 06/29/2021 - 12:10A key recommendation of the 2020 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics is that Europe, together with...
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