Category: Section
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LHC Beam Operation
The LHC section is responsible for the operation of the LHC Accelerator. This responsibility includes: operations staff on shift and their supervision, as well as the supervision and co-ordination of the production and delivery of all particle beams. During periods of operation the section is responsible for the safety and access in the LHC tunnel…
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ISOLDE Operation (ISO)
The feasibility of on-line production of short-lived radioactive isotopes was demonstrated already in 1951 by O. Kofoed Hansen and K.-O. Nielsen. They performed experiments on short-lived isotopes of noble gas elements that were produced by connecting a target, irradiated by protons, directly to an isotope separator. CERN’s ISOLDE, an acronym for Isotope Separator On Line,…
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LINAC4 & PSB Operation (PSB)
LINAC4 & PSB Operation (PSB) The Booster section is responsible for the operation of LINAC4 and the PS Booster. The linear accelerator LINAC4 has been connected to the PSB in 2020 and is injecting 160 MeV H- ions onto a stripping foil at the PSB entrance that converts them into protons. The PS Booster is…
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LEIR
The Low Energy Iron Ring is used to provide ions for the North Area fixed target experiments and also LHC ion collosions. LEIR operations fall within the SPS section.
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AD & ELENA Operation (AD)
AD & ELENA Operation (AD) The antiproton factory produces low energy antiprotons needed for a range of studies, including the synthesis of antihydrogen atoms – the creation of antimatter. Visit the AD website
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Technical Infrastructure Operation (TI)
The TI section operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year monitoring CERN’s technical infrastructure. It looks after the technical infrastructure of what is known as machine buildings; buildings related to accelerators, experiments and other important users like the computer centre. The technical infrastructure includes systems like: TI also coordinate during and report after…
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SPS & LEIR Operation (SPS)
SPS & LEIR Operation (SPS) The SPS section is responsible for the operation of SPS (Super Proton Synchrotron), HiRadMat, AWAKE and North Experimental Area. They are also responsible for the operation of the LEIR accelerator during ion runs. Facts and figures: Visit the SPS website
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PS Operation & AD/ELENA Backup Operation (PS)
PS Operation & AD/ELENA Backup Operation (PS) The PS section is responsible for the operation of PS, the beam lines to the experimental zones in the East Area and the nTOF facility. In order to fulfil these tasks the section always provides two persons on shift in the CCC during the period the accelerators run,…