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Sensor used at CERN could help gravitational-wave hunters

A new seismic device developed by CERN and JINR is now being tested at the Advanced Virgo detector

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Engineering
30 August, 2019

High-Luminosity LHC: diggers at work 100 metres underground

Work for the High-Luminosity LHC is in progress right under our feet

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Engineering
01 August, 2019

LHC’s cooling system, an energy source for CERN’s neighbours

Hot water from the LHC’s cooling system at Point 8 will be collected to heat a new area of the neighbouring commune of Ferney-Voltaire

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Engineering
23 July, 2019

LS2 Report: the complex case of vacuums in the experiments

New vacuum chambers are being developed for the ALICE and CMS experiments

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Engineering
23 July, 2019

New service for gas orders

Please note that a new service has been created to manage all requests concerning the supply of gases

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Engineering
23 July, 2019
Engineering
Announcement
23 July, 2019

Twice as cold in the magnet testing hall

Improvements to the cryogenics infrastructure will more than double the liquid helium production capacity of SM18

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Engineering
08 July, 2019
Engineering
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08 July, 2019

LS2 Report: 2000 kilometres of cable

At CERN, 40 000 cables will be installed or removed during LS2. Laid end to end, they would stretch for 2000 kilometres!

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Engineering
25 June, 2019
Engineering
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25 June, 2019

Lock the Planck: the kilogram has a new definition

From today, all SI base units will be defined based on natural constants, with the kilogram the last to join the ranks

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Engineering
20 May, 2019

LS2 Report: consolidating the energy extraction systems of LHC superconducting magnet circuits

The energy extraction systems absorb the energy of the LHC magnets in case of a quench. Their consolidation is conducted in collaboration with two Russian institutes

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Engineering
13 May, 2019

LS2 Report: before the return of the cold

All the links in the LHC’s cryogenic chain are being examined with a fine-tooth comb in order to detect and correct any issues

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Engineering
30 April, 2019
Engineering
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30 April, 2019