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Accelerator Report: mostly on schedule, sometimes not…

The beam commissioning of the Antiproton Decelerator will start on 12 June, and the aim is to deliver antiprotons to the eagerly waiting AD-ELENA experiments on 30 June

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Accelerators
10 May, 2023

Accelerator Report: Crescendo at the LHC following the first stable beams at 6.8 TeV

Another important milestone was achieved in the LHC beam commissioning: on 21 April, the LHC Engineer in Charge declared “stable beams” at 6.8 TeV, the first time in 2023

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Accelerators
27 April, 2023

HiLumi News: Recovery of an HL-LHC niobium–tin magnet

The successful replacement of a coil in an HL-LHC niobium–tin quadrupole magnet by the US Accelerator Upgrade Project team has showcased this crucial technology’s flexibility and cost-effectiveness

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Accelerators
26 April, 2023

Accelerator Report: Beam is back in the LHC

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Accelerators
06 April, 2023
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06 April, 2023

Kicking off

Following the installation of kicker magnets that are more heat resistant and their successful tests during the SPS scrubbing run, the SPS is getting ready for High-Luminosity LHC operation.

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Accelerators
04 April, 2023
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04 April, 2023

A spring awakening: CERN’s accelerators gear up for 2023

Following the winter shutdown, the injectors and accelerators are preparing for the 2023 data-taking season

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Accelerators
29 March, 2023

Accelerator Report: Preparing for the upcoming LHC restart

With the progressive recommissioning of the injectors – including, now, the SPS – the various types of beam are being set up and are gradually reaching the downstream accelerators

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Accelerators
22 March, 2023

HiLumi News: New CERN niobium–tin magnet energises the HL-LHC programme

A second 7.2-metre-long HL-LHC triplet quadrupole has reached the currents needed for 7 TeV operation, with higher performances

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Accelerators
21 March, 2023

Beam Gas Curtain: a new instrument for LHC Run 3

A High-Luminosity LHC instrument known as the Beam Gas Curtain will be tested and start collecting data during Run 3

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Accelerators
21 March, 2023

Accelerator Report: The CERN accelerator complex is awakening from hibernation

The last LHC beam of 2022 was dumped in the early morning of Monday, 28 November; 17 weeks later, on Monday, 27 March 2023, we plan to inject the first beam of the year into the LHC

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Accelerators
09 March, 2023