Thomas Hortala

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Why the LHC magnets are blue – and other colourful accelerator questions answered

Are all LHC magnets blue? Who decides the colour of a magnet and on what basis? What does the small purple one do? See our answers below

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Accelerators
19 May, 2021

Crystal Clear, 30 years on

The Crystal Clear collaboration is celebrating its 30th anniversary this April – an opportunity to retrace an unusual journey

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Experiments
28 April, 2021
Experiments
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28 April, 2021

n_TOF poised for 10 more years of research with third-generation neutron spallation target

The installation of a new-generation neutron spallation target at the n_TOF facility marks the beginning of a new era for the collaboration

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Experiments
28 April, 2021

Thank you, Florent, for 30 years of service at Restaurant No. 1!

Florent has been brightening up our days at CERN with his good humour since 1990. On 30 April he’ll be leaving Restaurant 1 for a well-deserved retirement

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At CERN
07 April, 2021

CERN and Fermilab map out HL-LHC collaboration

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between CERN and Fermilab, signed on 23 March, details Fermilab’s contributions to the High-Luminosity LHC project

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At CERN
24 March, 2021

LS2 Report: CERN’s oldest accelerator awakens

The Proton Synchrotron accelerated its first beam on 4 March after a comprehensive two-year overhaul

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Accelerators
03 March, 2021
Accelerators
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03 March, 2021

HL-LHC radiation protection robot passes first in-cavern test with flying colours

The CERN CRANEbot successfully handled a vacuum module in the CMS cavern without the need for human intervention in a decisive test for the HL-LHC project

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Engineering
23 February, 2021
Engineering
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23 February, 2021

CERN lays the foundations for collaboration with Bosnia and Herzegovina through International Cooperation Agreement

The Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina joined the ceremony to sign the cooperation agreement via videoconference on 16 February

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At CERN
22 February, 2021

LS2 Report: Making a movie of the PS beam

The new Beam Gas Ionisation beam profile monitor, installed in the Proton Synchrotron (PS) last month, will help accelerator physicists and operators gain new insights into the dynamics of the PS beams

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Accelerators
09 February, 2021
Accelerators
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09 February, 2021

CERN collaborations open new horizons for cancer therapy

CERN’s Next Ion Medical Machine Study (NIMMS) and new European projects are building on existing hadron-therapy research to treat cancer

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Knowledge sharing
04 February, 2021
Knowledge sharing
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04 February, 2021

Additive manufacturing opens up new prospects at CERN

Lightweight, robust, complex parts produced using additive manufacturing (3D printing) are proving their worth in the accelerators

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Engineering
02 February, 2021
Engineering
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02 February, 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