News
News
High-Luminosity LHC: diggers at work 100 metres underground
Work for the High-Luminosity LHC is in progress right under our feet
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
LS2 Report: the complex case of vacuums in the experiments
New vacuum chambers are being developed for the ALICE and CMS experiments
Twice as cold in the magnet testing hall
Improvements to the cryogenics infrastructure will more than double the liquid helium production capacity of SM18
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!
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
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
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
Moving out of Academia to industrial engineering
A round-table with CERN alumni focused on making the move from CERN to industry
First civil-engineering milestone passed for HL-LHC
Excavation of the two new shafts for the HL-LHC at points 1 and 5 of the accelerator has been completed