High-Luminosity LHC

The High-Luminosity LHC is a project to increase the luminosity of the Large Hadron Collider by a factor of 10 beyond its design value by 2020.

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The future of the LHC takes shape

New magnets designed for the High-Luminosity LHC - the Large Hadron Collider upgrade project – are in the prototype phase

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Accelerators
23 June, 2017
Accelerators
News
23 June, 2017

The crown jewel of the HL-LHC magnets

The new quadrupole magnets designed for the insertion regions for the LHC upgrade exploit cutting-edge technological innovations

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Engineering
20 June, 2017
Engineering
News
20 June, 2017

CERN is keeping its ear to the ground

CERN has set up three seismic monitoring stations to listen to the earth’s vibrations and their impact on the LHC

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Engineering
25 April, 2017
Engineering
News
25 April, 2017

First tests of crab cavities promise a luminous future

The crab cavities, a key component for the HL-LHC luminosity increase, show remarkable first test results

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Physics
29 March, 2017

Silicon sandwiches feed LHC’s upgraded collision appetite

CMS high-luminosity LHC upgrade requires new silicon sensors, to better distinguish between particles from multiple collisions

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Experiments
29 March, 2017

Linac 4 reached its energy goal

After having accelerated a beam up to the design energy of 160 MeV, Linac 4 is now entering a new phase of its commissioning

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Accelerators
14 November, 2016
Accelerators
News
14 November, 2016

Once upon a time, there was a superconducting niobium-tin...

The production of the new niobium-tin cables for the high-performance superconducting magnets of the HL-LHC is now in full swing at CERN

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Engineering
25 July, 2016

New furnace a step towards future collider development

A new tool for building superconducting magnet coils for High-Luminosity LHC and future particle accelerators arrives at CERN

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Engineering
18 July, 2016

The HL-LHC: a bright vision

Pushing the boundaries of current technology to extend the discovery potential of the LHC

Opinion
Accelerators
23 May, 2016
Accelerators
Opinion
23 May, 2016

“Shape memory” material provides a solution for the HL-LHC

A new connection device for vacuum chambers based on Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) rings has been developed for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC)

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Engineering
08 April, 2016

Prototype HL-LHC magnet undergoes testing

A preliminary short prototype of the quadrupole magnets for the High-Luminosity LHC has passed its first tests

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Accelerators
07 April, 2016
Accelerators
News
07 April, 2016

Super and ferric: the first HL-LHC component is ready

The first magnet of the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) is ready and working according to specifications

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Engineering
15 March, 2016