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A new power transformer joins CERN’s armada
After a long voyage, CERN’s newest and biggest power transformer is ready to reign over the BE2 electrical substation
FRESCA2: a record field for an extraordinary magnet
The FRESCA2 magnet, which will serve as a test station for the superconductors of the future, has set a new record of 14.6 teslas
World’s first crabbing of a proton beam
CERN successfully tests crab cavities, a key component of the High-Luminosity LHC
X-rays see all
Don’t miss the metrology laboratory’s open day on 6 June when its state-of-the-art tomograph will be on display
Honey, I shrunk the vacuum chambers!
A new technique developed at CERN will allow electron synchrotrons to operate at higher energies by reducing the diameter of the beam pipes
Crabs settled in the tunnel
After several years of preparatory work, the first crab cavity prototypes have been installed in the SPS tunnel and are ready for testing
The end of YETS: awakening from hibernation
The Year-End Technical Stop drew to a close on 9 March. Read about the LHC plans the last year of Run 2
Accelerator hibernation ends
As CERN’s winter shutdown draws to a close, watch this video to see what has been going on underground
Building 107: a safe space for chemicals
The new Building houses equipment for the surface treatment of vacuum equipment and the production of printed circuit boards
A 350-metre-tall tower to purify argon
CERN is participating in ARIA, a project to build a 350-metre column to produce extra-pure argon to be used in a dark-matter search experiment