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By Javier Fernandez Roncal and Florence Thompson (CERN)
The first two sets of copper clam shells for the neutral beam absorber have been delivered to CERN, marking a key milestone in the procurement of the absorber cores for the High-Luminosity LHC.
By Aleksandra Onufrena and Antonio Perin on behalf of Cryogenic Commissioning team (CERN)
The IT String’s cryogenic system has been successfully validated during the cooldown and cryogenic commissioning campaign, confirming the system’s performance and stability for the next IT String operating stages.
By Aleksandra Onufrena and Antonio Perin on behalf of Cryogenic Commissioning team (CERN)
The IT String’s cryogenic system has been successfully validated during the cooldown and cryogenic commissioning campaign, confirming the system’s performance and stability for the next IT String operating stages.
By Gerard Willering, Susana Izquierdo Bermúdez, and Florence Thompson (CERN)
Over half of the new horizontal cryomagnet assemblies required for installation in the High-Luminosity LHC (HiLumi LHC) have been qualified for tunnel deployment, giving confidence in the project’s progress as we speed towards Long Shutdown 3.
By Gerard Willering, Susana Izquierdo Bermúdez, and Florence Thompson (CERN)
Over half of the new horizontal cryomagnet assemblies required for installation in the High-Luminosity LHC (HiLumi LHC) have been qualified for tunnel deployment, giving confidence in the project’s progress as we speed towards Long Shutdown 3.
By Anaïs Schaeffer (CERN)
With the start of electrical powering, the Inner Triplet String is now entering a new phase of commissioning.
By Amalia Ballarino (CERN)
Two types of complex cryostat units, DFX and DFM, with ten units in total (eight plus two spares) were produced in UK industry under the coordination and supervision of SOTON, within the framework of the HiLumi LHC UK2 Collaboration Agreement.
By Bettina Mikulec (CERN)
Every day counts, so the LHC operations teams have mapped out a precise sequence of running phases to maximise the physics output during the machine’s final months
By Hao Zhang (Cockcroft Institute/University of Liverpool)
The Beam Gas Curtain (BGC) monitor has recently been established as an important addition to the beam instrumentation baseline for the High-Luminosity era of the LHC.
By Thomas Bauler and Henry De Maynard (CERN)
2025 was the last full year to advance the installation of major infrastructure before the start of Long Shutdown 3 (LS3).
By Emil Kaijanen, Francois-Xavier Nuiry, Stefano Redaelli and Florence Thompson (CERN)
Teams at CERN are working hard to perform essential tests on three pre-series collimators to validate their new designs and give the final green light for the full series production.