Category: Miscellaneous
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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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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…
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Accelerator Report: A first step towards beam production – the Linac4 source is running again
The activities of the year-end technical stop (YETS) have come to an end in the first machines of the injector complex. By Rende Steerenberg Some of you may recall that, in previous years, the Linac4 source provided a beam current of 35 mA for all operational beams. This year, following successful tests at up to…
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Accelerator Report: Another exciting year ahead
Although the much-appreciated winter break is well behind us and most of us are back at work, the accelerator complex is still in hibernation – but not for much longer By Rende Steerenberg Just as the end of a run gives us the chance to look back and reflect on our achievements, the start of a…
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Accelerator Report: Preparing for 2025 LHC operation and setting goals
The Chamonix Workshop is in full swing, and the initial outlines of the 2025 LHC configuration and operational scenarios are beginning to take shape. By Rende Steerenberg The year-end technical stop (YETS) activities in the accelerator complex’s first machines are nearing completion, but in the LHC about six weeks of work still lie ahead of…
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An inflexion point for Europe’s radionuclide players!
The path forward for Europe’s radiotherapy developments and where CERN-MEDICIS fits in. The use of radionuclides as a therapy and diagnosis tool can be traced back to the early 1900s. Since then, research and industry have developed heavily in Europe. In 2024, radionuclides are now common in the clinical setting, especially for cancer diagnostics. Furthermore, advancing…
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Career changing’: CERN Accelerator School holds successful first course for mechanical and materials engineers
For the first time in its 41-year history, the CERN Accelerator School (CAS) this summer ran a course specifically dedicated to mechanical and materials engineers. The goal is to open the door for more engineers to move into the specialised accelerator industry to help the sector advance with new technologies and large infrastructure projects.