East Area

The East Area is an experimental area at the Proton Synchrotron.

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Accelerator Report: Preparing the LHC and its injector complex for the 2024 lead-ion run

The physics run for the SPS North Area will start on 4 November, followed by the LHC lead-ion physics run on 6 November, and the PS East Area on 11 November

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Accelerators
20 September, 2024
Accelerators
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20 September, 2024

With FLOTUS, aerosol precursor vapours age more quickly

FLOTUS is a new addition to the CLOUD experiment at CERN. By accelerating the oxidation of organic vapours before injecting them into the CLOUD chamber, FLOTUS allows more complex atmospheric phenomena to be studied

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Experiments
08 August, 2023

Watch the renovation of CERN’s East Area

With the upgrade works now over, the experiments in the East Area are taking physics measurements again – time for a rewind

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Experiments
12 October, 2021
Experiments
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12 October, 2021

LS2 Report: Getting ready for the future of physics in the East Area

Upgraded beam lines will support existing and new collaborations in an environmentally savvy manner in one of CERN’s oldest facilities

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Accelerators
26 January, 2021
Accelerators
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26 January, 2021

LS2 Report: East Area version 2.0

Not much more than the name will remain of the old East Area before too long. After LS2, the new PS experiment area will be a hub of technology

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Accelerators
23 March, 2019
Accelerators
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23 March, 2019

Complete makeover of the East Area

Major renovation work will reduce energy consumption and improve the reliability and safety of the experiment hall

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At CERN
12 June, 2018
At CERN
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12 June, 2018

First accelerator-based physics of 2014

Experiments in the East Area received their first beams from the PS last week. Theirs is CERN's first accelerator-based physics since LS1 began

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Accelerators
21 July, 2014
Accelerators
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21 July, 2014