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First batch of jacks for HL-LHC delivered at CERN
First batch of jacks for HL-LHC delivered at CERN By Simon Barriere and Délio Duarte Ramos (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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CERN releases report on the feasibility of a possible Future Circular Collider
CERN releases report on the feasibility of a possible Future Circular Collider Released today, a report of a study investigating the project’s feasibility will serve as input for the European Strategy for Particle Physics and be assessed by the CERN Council in the coming months After several years of intense work, CERN and international partners have…
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Final resistive parts of current leads for HL-LHC cold powering systems completed at CERN
Final resistive parts of current leads for HL-LHC cold powering systems completed at CERN By Amalia Ballarino (CERN) At the end of February, the final resistive parts for the current leads for HL-LHC Cold Powering Systems (WP6A) were completed at CERN by EN-MME.(WP6A) were completed at CERN by EN-MME.
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First series beam screen for the HL-LHC with amorphous carbon coating
First series beam screen for the HL-LHC with amorphous carbon coating By Florence Thompson (CERN) The first beam screen in the series for the HL-LHC has been coated with new amorphous carbon coating. This amorphous carbon coating will decrease the release of secondary electrons from the beam screen itself, avoiding the formation of electron clouds…
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A curved magnet with much potential
A curved magnet with much potential Rope winding and giant pasta shapes meet particle physics in Fusillo, in a new magnet prototype with possible medical applications in hadron therapy By Insa Meinke What do rope winding and giant pasta shapes have to do with particle physics? The answer is a new superconducting magnet prototype under…
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Magnet deliveries kicking off the year
Magnet deliveries kicking off the year By Florence Thompson and Susana Izquierdo Bermudez (CERN) In the last couple of months, CERN has received three magnet shipments for the HL-LHC project: the first D1 series cold mass, the sixth series D2 corrector magnet, and the second series US-AUP cryoassembly.
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Completion of DFX construction for the HL-LHC Cold Powering Systems
By Amalia Ballarino (CERN) Figure 1. The CERN and SOTON teams in front of the DFX cryostat integrated in the Cold Powering System at CERN. From left to right: Maitham Bailey and Yifeng Yang (University of Southampton) Amalia Ballarino, Paul Cruikshank and Yann Leclercq (CERN). Photo: Florence Thompson/CERN A collaborative effort between CERN, Univesity of…
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14th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting in Genoa, Italy
14th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting in Genoa, Italy The 14th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting brought together nearly 200 participants from across the project, taking stock of the progress made over the past year and having fruitful discussions about the next steps in preparation for the deployment of the HL-LHC project in the LHC tunnel.