accelerator

There's more to CERN than the Large Hadron Collider. A series of accelerators work together to push particles to nearly the speed of light.

68 results

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

New compact accelerator to help preserve heritage artworks

CERN and INFN have developed a compact, transportable accelerator for the non-destructive analysis of historical artifacts and artworks, providing a cheaper, more accessible method of analysing large or fragile items of this nature

News
Knowledge sharing
18 April, 2023
Knowledge sharing
News
18 April, 2023

Kicking off

Following the installation of kicker magnets that are more heat resistant and their successful tests during the SPS scrubbing run, the SPS is getting ready for High-Luminosity LHC operation.

News
Accelerators
04 April, 2023
Accelerators
News
04 April, 2023

First 3D printing of crucial component to bring accelerators closer to society

The first additive manufacturing of a critical accelerator component paves the way for more affordable and versatile particle accelerators.

News
Engineering
18 November, 2022
Engineering
News
18 November, 2022

Apply now for the 2023 JUAS school

Registration for the 2023 session of the Joint Universities Accelerator School (JUAS) is now open

Announcement
At CERN
10 October, 2022
At CERN
Announcement
10 October, 2022

I.FAST launches a new fund to support innovation in accelerator technologies

The fund aims to stimulate innovation in accelerator technologies by supporting projects with funding of up to 200 kEUR

News
At CERN
20 June, 2022

SPS footage LS2

Video
Accelerators
Accelerators
Video