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International collaboration publishes concept design for a post-LHC future circular collider at CERN

The Future Circular Collider (FCC) collaboration submits its Conceptual Design Report (CDR) for publication

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Accelerators
15 January, 2019
Accelerators
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15 January, 2019

LHC prepares for new achievements

After an outstanding performance, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the accelerator complex and the experiments are now stopping for two years for major improvements and upgrading.

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Accelerators
03 December, 2018
Accelerators
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03 December, 2018

AWAKE achieves first ever acceleration of electrons in a proton-driven plasma wave

In a paper published today in the journal Nature, the AWAKE collaboration at CERN reports the first ever successful acceleration of electrons using a wave generated by protons zipping through a plasma.

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Accelerators
29 August, 2018
Accelerators
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29 August, 2018

Major work starts to boost the luminosity of the LHC

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is officially entering a new stage. Today, a ground-breaking ceremony at CERN celebrates the start of the civil-engineering work for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC): a new milestone in CERN’s history.

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Accelerators
15 June, 2018
Accelerators
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15 June, 2018

LHC ends 2009 run on a high note

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Accelerators
18 December, 2009
Accelerators
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18 December, 2009