By Nicola Solieri (CERN)

The successful shrink-fitting trial of the carbon-fibre-reinforced carbon plates into the titanium vessel marked the final crucial milestone in the validation of the assembly process for the HiLumi LHC beam dumps.

You can watch the video broadcast on 11^th June 2026, when the LHC delivered its last collisions to its experiments before it is transformed into a high-luminosity machine!

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 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