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Microelectronics at CERN: from infancy to maturity

The start of the LAA project in 1986 propelled electronics at CERN into the era of microelectronics

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Accelerators
04 March, 2014

LHC collimators: Precision is in their nature

The collimation system for the Large Hadron Collider's Run 2 will consist of a total of 118 ultra-precise devices

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Accelerators
03 March, 2014
Accelerators
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03 March, 2014

LS1 report: Blowing away the cobwebs

With the pressure tests now complete we are coming to the equally important phase of cleaning the machine

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Accelerators
03 March, 2014
Accelerators
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03 March, 2014

Test Storage Ring could find new life at ISOLDE

A particle accelerator from Heidelberg, Germany – the Test Storage Ring - may not be going into storage after all

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Accelerators
25 February, 2014
Accelerators
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25 February, 2014

LS1 report: Full-size security

Last week several CERN teams were involved in creating a life-size mock helium leak in Sector 4-5

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Accelerators
18 February, 2014
Accelerators
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18 February, 2014

The future is just around the corner

This week and next see a series of meetings looking at the future of CERN, and indeed of particle physics, says Director-General Rolf Heuer

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Accelerators
07 February, 2014
Accelerators
Opinion
07 February, 2014

SESAME breathes new life into LEP cavities

Radiofrequency cavities built for the Large Electron Positron Collider are finding use on the SESAME project

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Accelerators
05 February, 2014
Accelerators
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05 February, 2014

A mid-term report for LS1

As the LHC’s first long shutdown, LS1, enters its second calendar year, it’s a good time for a mid-term report on how things are progressing

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Accelerators
04 February, 2014
Accelerators
Opinion
04 February, 2014

LS1 report: setting the bar high

This week LS1 successfully passed an important milestone: the first pressure test of a complete sector, sector 6-7

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Accelerators
20 January, 2014
Accelerators
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20 January, 2014

A collaborative adventure

There’s much to look forward to in 2014 – let’s make it another safe and successful year at CERN, says Director-General Rolf Heuer

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Accelerators
20 January, 2014
Accelerators
Opinion
20 January, 2014