Category: BE News
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TWOCRYST: A Proof-of-Principle Experiment for Crystal-Based EDM/MDM Measurements of Charm Baryons
TWOCRYST is entering its final phase of preparation at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Its goal is to demonstrate a novel method for studying the electric and magnetic dipole moments (EDM/MDM) of extremely short-lived particles. TWOCRYST serves as a critical testbed for the ALADDIN experiment
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Accelerator Report: The first stable beams of 2025, a milestone and a beginning
The LHC operations team and many other experts have been working hard to set up and validate the accelerator for safe beam operation, leading to the first stable beams for physics of 2025 on 5 May
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And they’re off! The 2025 LHC physics season gets underway
Today at 13h51, the engineer in charge of the LHC at the CERN Control Centre announced that stable beams had returned to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), marking the start of the 2025 physics data-taking campaign, the fourth year of the LHC’s third operating period (Run 3*).
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Accelerator Report: LHC protons outpacing the Easter tradition
The LHC has restarted and both beams have been circulating in the machine since 8 April, meaning that the start of the LHC beam commissioning during Easter is apparently not a constant of nature.
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First batch of jacks for HL-LHC delivered at CERN
In March 2025, CERN received the first batch of jacks required to support and remotely align the HL-LHC magnets, TAXN absorbers, and crab cavity cryomodules.
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White Rabbit Collaboration: A Year of Growth, Innovation, and Industry Adoption
From eight founding partners to 18 members in just a year, the White Rabbit (WR) Collaboration has proven the interest of industry and public entities in joining forces to exploit, maintain and develop the open-source
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Accelerator Report: The LHC commissioning is well on track, but challenges lie ahead
The first beam-based physics of 2025 has started and more will follow soon. However, some unexpected challenges will cause a small delay in the restart of the LHC.
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Robotic solution: successful preparation of the CMS rotating shielding for future HL-LHC vacuum module installation
The CMS rotating shielding has now been successfully modified in-situ to prepare it to receive new vacuum modules for the HL-LHC, using a specifically designed method to deal with the space and radiation constraints of this complex manoeuvre.
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Accelerator Report: Recommissioning on track as the first beams progress through the complex
The recommissioning of the accelerators is progressing according to schedule. Unsurprisingly, some issues have arisen, but they have been swiftly addressed by equipment experts. First physics in the PS East Area and n_TOF is scheduled to start next week. By Rende Steerenberg In my previous report, I wrote that the first beam injection of 2025 into…
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Accelerator Report: Linac4 beam commissioning is nearing completion and the PS Booster is next in line
While the first H⁻ ion beams have been accelerated up to 160 MeV in Linac4, the PS Booster is preparing for its first proton injection of 2025. By Rende Steerenberg As I write, the hardware re-commissioning of the PS Booster (PSB), which began on 13 February, is progressing well and remains on schedule – the…