Category: Miscellaneous
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A cryogenic winter for tomorrow’s accelerator
The first large refrigerators for the High-Luminosity LHC have been installed.
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Accelerator Report: A strong finish and a swift transition into the winter break
The early morning of 8 December offered a reminder that, in accelerator operations, not everything always goes according to plan. During the final weekend of the 2025 LHC run, the machine had been running almost like a Swiss clock, with short turnaround times (i.e. the interval between dumping one fill and declaring stable beams for…
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Another year of outstanding accelerator complex performance
Another year of outstanding accelerator complex performance By Mike Lamont Another fantastic year of LHC proton–proton operation came to an end on 18 November, with 125 fb⁻¹ delivered to both ATLAS and CMS, 12.5 fb⁻¹ to LHCb and a smidgeon to ALICE in line with their more modest proton demands. All this follows the similarly
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Accelerator Report: The accelerator complex, between precision repairs and future-facing studies
The past weeks brought a mix of hands-on interventions and forward-looking studies across the CERN accelerator complex, while the LHC continued to catch up with the forecast luminosity curve
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Accelerator Report: A summer of hot spells for the LHC
So far the summer run has seen solid progress in luminosity production, but also some unexpected beam and machine behaviour. Careful monitoring revealed a hardware issue, now being closely watched as the LHC continues to perform at full capacity.
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Accelerator Report: Focus on luminosity production
Following the successful oxygen and neon ion runs, protons are back in the LHC, delivering luminosity at a high rate and slowly catching up with the forecast production rate. In addition, a slight increase of the bunch intensity is being considered
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Accelerator Report: The LHC wraps up its first 2025 physics block
The proton physics run has now been paused for the first block of machine development studies, a technical stop and short oxygen- and neon-ion physics runs. Protons will be back in the machines on 12 July
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Key technologies to shape the future of accelerators presented at I.FAST annual meeting
Several key developments in particle accelerator science that will shape the future of the field were presented at the recent annual meeting of the I.FAST consortium, a European Union-funded project now into its final year.
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Accelerator Report: LHC on track despite disruptions throughout the accelerator complex
Following the achievement of 2460-bunch stable beams on 24 May, the accelerator complex experienced an SPS magnet failure, a central timing glitch and a complex-wide power disruption. Yet the LHC remains on track to achieve its 2025 luminosity goal
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Accelerator Report: The LHC reached 1200 bunches per beam – full intensity is in sight!
On 19 May, the LHC reached 1200 bunches per beam, a level that is considered meaningful for physics. The full intensity of 2460 bunches per beam could be achieved before the end of the week.