LEIR

The Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR) receives long pulses of lead ions from Linear accelerator 3 (Linac 3) and transforms them into the short, dense bunches suitable for injection to the Large Hadron Collider

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Protons smash lead ions in first LHC collisions of 2013

Accelerator team declares "stable beams" as lead ions collide with protons in first LHC physics beams of 2013

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Accelerators
21 January, 2013

Protons smash lead ions in first LHC collisio...

Accelerators
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21 January, 2013

The Low Energy Ion Ring

Accelerators

The Low Energy Ion Ring

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Proposal to use CERN accelerator for biomedical research

Discussions under way for possible re-use of LEIR accelerator

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Accelerators
23 July, 2012

Proposal to use CERN accelerator for biomedic...

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23 July, 2012

Could LEIR serve biomedicine?

At a recent brainstorming meeting at CERN, over 200 scientists discussed the possibility of modifying LEIR to serve the biomedical community

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Accelerators
18 July, 2012

Could LEIR serve biomedicine?

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18 July, 2012