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CERN is keeping its ear to the ground
CERN has set up three seismic monitoring stations to listen to the earth’s vibrations and their impact on the LHC
EYETS report: a cool preparation for the LHC
The re-filling of the arcs with liquid helium started last week, and the LHC is gradually being prepared for electrical tests at the end of the month
Using a crystal to extract beam?
A new slow-extraction technique using a silicon crystal aims to reduce beam losses by a factor of four
CERN develops cryogenic safety tool
Some 120 experts in cryogenic safety met at CERN for the first Cryogenic Safety Seminar. Their discussions included Kryolize, a new CERN technology
Once upon a time, there was a superconducting niobium-tin...
The production of the new niobium-tin cables for the high-performance superconducting magnets of the HL-LHC is now in full swing at CERN
New furnace a step towards future collider development
A new tool for building superconducting magnet coils for High-Luminosity LHC and future particle accelerators arrives at CERN
Vacuum chambers full of ideas for the Swedish synchrotron
CERN’s Vacuum, Surfaces and Coatings group has contributed to the development of vacuum chambers for MAX IV, the new synchrotron in Sweden
Repairs ongoing on electrical installations at CERN
The LHC went into standby on Friday last week following an electrical perturbation at point 8, caused by a small animal
“Shape memory” material provides a solution for the HL-LHC
A new connection device for vacuum chambers based on Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) rings has been developed for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC)
Super and ferric: the first HL-LHC component is ready
The first magnet of the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) is ready and working according to specifications