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Accelerator Report: SPS and LHC lead-ion physics: navigating technical hurdles for success
Accelerator Report: Getting lead ions ready for physics
In about a week, lead ions will be sent from the SPS into the LHC to collide in the accelerator’s four big experiments
Accelerator Report: Beams injected into the LHC ahead of heavy ion collisions
The LHC resumes beam production, following the repair of the inner triplet vacuum leak, and gears up for heavy ion collisions
HL-LHC: successful tests validate a new remote alignment system for magnets
The many CERN-developed sensors and software programs of the FRAS (Full Remote Alignment System) have been successfully tested on a prototype magnet in preparation for the HL-LHC
The LHC leak repair: a short photostory
Scroll through the photo diary to relive the repair of the LHC
Accelerator Report: Leak repaired, cooling in progress
Despite challenging working conditions, the vacuum leak caused by the quench that occurred on 17 July was repaired in less than 10 days
AWAKE introduces a stronger wave to accelerate particles
Plasma accelerator AWAKE has tested scalability and is all set to begin its second phase of data taking with an upgraded plasma source
Accelerator Report: A quench of an LHC inner triplet magnet causes a small leak with major consequences
On Monday, 17 July, the LHC beams were dumped after only 9 minutes in collision due to a radiofrequency interlock caused by an electrical perturbation
Accelerator Report: Reviving antimatter physics and fine-tuning luminosity measurements in the LHC
On Friday, 30 June, an exciting milestone was reached: the much-awaited antiproton physics season finally commenced
Accelerator Report: LHC pausing production for maintenance to stay strong and highly performing
On Monday, 19 June, LHC operation was paused for one week to allow the technical teams to carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on the machine and its subsystems