LHC

Seven experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) use detectors to analyse the myriad of particles produced by collisions in the accelerator. These experiments are run by collaborations of scientists from institutes all over the world. Each experiment is distinct and characterised by its detectors.

303 results

Accelerator Report: Advancing smoothly through recommissioning and overcoming challenges

The injection of the first protons into the LHC is scheduled for 11 March, but could be brought forward by a few days if all goes well

News
Accelerators
29 February, 2024
Accelerators
News
29 February, 2024

CERN’s accelerators gear up for action after the winter maintenance break

A new physics run is about to begin! The first particle beams should reach the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) on 11 March

News
Accelerators
22 February, 2024
Accelerators
News
22 February, 2024

Accelerator Report: The accelerator complex gears up for action after the yearly winter maintenance break

The first beams are already circulating in the Linac4 and PS Booster and should reach the LHC on 11 March. A new physics run is about to begin!

News
Accelerators
15 February, 2024
Accelerators
News
15 February, 2024

Chamonix: building on success, planning for the future

Highlights from this year’s Chamonix workshop, including the crucial role that the injectors play in shaping future research endeavours

Opinion
Accelerators
12 February, 2024
Accelerators
Opinion
12 February, 2024

HiLumi News: protecting the components of CERN’s future accelerator

The collimation system of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which protects the accelerator’s components, needs an upgrade to be able to handle the performance of CERN’s future accelerator

News
Accelerators
31 January, 2024
Accelerators
News
31 January, 2024

CERN highlights in 2023

From high above to far below, journey through the CERN highlights of 2023

News
At CERN
22 December, 2023
At CERN
News
22 December, 2023

Making the leap from the impossible to the possible

During the LHC era and on the cusp of the High-Luminosity LHC era, theoretical and experimental physicists are already using precision calculations to find the smallest deviations that might reveal new physics

News
Physics
11 December, 2023

Looking back on an eventful year for accelerators

Accelerator highlights, challenges and successes in 2023

Opinion
Accelerators
07 December, 2023
Accelerators
Opinion
07 December, 2023

Host State Presidents visit CERN

President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset visited CERN on 16 November

News
At CERN
16 November, 2023
At CERN
News
16 November, 2023

Accelerator Report: Ending the 2023 run with a quench

Another few days and the last 2023 LHC beams will be dumped, hopefully by the machine protection system following a controlled magnet quench

News
Accelerators
26 October, 2023
Accelerators
News
26 October, 2023

Accelerator Report: Optimisation for greater success (and new challenges)

Since the last Accelerator Report, lead-ion beams have been successfully provided to the SPS North Area, in particular to the NA61 experiment, which is their principal user

News
Accelerators
12 October, 2023
Accelerators
News
12 October, 2023

The LHC lead-ion collision run starts

For the coming 5 weeks the LHC experiments will be taking data for their heavy-ion physics programmes

News
Experiments
28 September, 2023
Experiments
News
28 September, 2023