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During this week's planned technical stop, engineers modify the electrical system that protects magnet components from high current
A superconducting dipole magnet model for the High-Luminosity LHC project has exceeded previously obtained performance levels
The first of the 16 magnetic sectors in the main storage ring of the future light source in Jordan has successfully passed its tests at CERN
An LHC magnet makes a stop in the heart of Geneva to celebrate 200 years since the canton joined the Swiss Confederation
The Short Model Coil working group recently built a niobium-tin magnet with a peak magnetic field of 13.5 tesla—a record for CERN
The Short Model Coil working group recently built a niobium-tin magnet with a peak magnetic field of 13.5 tesla – a record for CERN
Watch engineers move the final replacement dipole magnets into position on the Large Hadron Collider
Scientists in the US LHC Accelerator Research Program have successfully tested superconducting magnets needed to increase LHC collisions tenfold
Watch Said Atieh of Engineering department explain some of the unique challenges of welding on the LHC
