The Large Hadron Collider | CERN
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of the particles along the way.
The Intersecting Storage Rings - CERN
The ISR began operation in 1971 and ran until 1984, holding the luminosity record for hadron colliders until 2004. The ISR was composed of two interlaced rings each with a diameter of …
Facts and figures about the LHC - CERN
It consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures that boost the energy of the particles along the way. Why is it called the “Large Hadron Collider”?
ELENA - CERN
Aug 2, 2024 · The Extra Low Energy Antiproton ring (ELENA) will further slow antiprotons from the Antiproton Decelerator, to make them easier to trap.
CESAR: CERN’s first storage ring
On 18 December 1963, the first beam circulated in the CERN Electron Storage and Accumulation Ring (CESAR), a machine only 24 metres in circumference that set CERN on course to the Intersecting Storage Rings (ISR) and, ultimately, to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
The Low Energy Antiproton Ring - CERN
The Low Energy Antiproton Ring (LEAR) decelerated and stored antiprotons for experiments. It was built in 1982 and operated until 1996, when it was converted into the Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR), which provides lead-ion injection for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
The Proton Synchrotron - CERN
The Proton Synchrotron (PS) is a key component in CERN’s accelerator complex, where it usually accelerates either protons delivered by the Proton Synchrotron Booster or heavy ions from the Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR).
The Low Energy Ion Ring - CERN
The Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR) receives long pulses of lead ions from Linear accelerator 3 (Linac 3) and transforms them into the short, dense bunches suitable for injection to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
A new ring to slow down antimatter - CERN
Nov 29, 2016 · The ELENA (Extra Low ENergy Antiproton) deceleration ring will be connected to the Antiproton Decelerator (AD) as of next year. The 182-metre-circumference AD supplies antimatter experiments with antiprotons at 5.3 MeV, the lowest energy possible in …
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It first started up on 10 September 2008, and remains the latest addition to CERN’s accelerator complex. The LHC consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of the particles along the way.