radiation

The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization.

20 results

A streamlined procedure for obtaining dosimeters

The HSE-RP Dosimetry service launches a new optimised dosimeter request process in ServiceNow

Announcement
At CERN
02 July, 2024
At CERN
Announcement
02 July, 2024

Accelerator Report: Beams are circulating in the LHC

On 8 March, three days ahead of schedule, the first proton beam was injected into the LHC, kicking off the 2024 LHC beam commissioning

News
Accelerators
14 March, 2024

From CERN to Jupiter: Juice embarks on its historic journey

Before embarking on its journey, critical components of ESA’s interplanetary mission were tested in the only facility on Earth capable of replicating Jupiter’s harsh radiative environment

News
Engineering
14 April, 2023

HEARTS innovates to foster European access to space

The EU-funded project HEARTS aims at providing access to high-energy heavy ion radiation testing facilities for space exploitation and space exploration

News
Knowledge sharing
05 April, 2023
Knowledge sharing
News
05 April, 2023

Creating a community for radiological and environmental monitoring systems

The PulsRad22 workshop marked the completion of CERN’s new state-of-the-art radiation monitoring system and the creation of a new forum for discussion

News
At CERN
23 January, 2023

Tune in for the launch of the first CERN-driven satellite

On 13 July, the first CERN-driven space mission will be launched from Europe’s Spaceport

Announcement
At CERN
20 June, 2022
At CERN
Announcement
20 June, 2022

The ARIES project, a promoter of innovation and accessibility for accelerators, comes to a close

The EU-funded ARIES project has succeeded in opening up new avenues for the accelerator community

News
At CERN
20 June, 2022

Autopsy of an LHC beam dump

For the first time at CERN, an autopsy has been carried out on a radioactive beam dump. Inspection of the inner workings of the device helped the teams to find out more about how materials behave under the impact of high-energy beams

News
Accelerators
08 June, 2022
Accelerators
News
08 June, 2022

What will the future LHC beam dumps be made of?

A new experiment has been performed at the HiRadMat facility to test various materials that could be used in the LHC and HL-LHC beam dumps

News
Accelerators
08 June, 2022

Flexible and accessible, the HiRadMat facility celebrates its tenth anniversary

Since its construction in 2011, HiRadMat has been a unique experimental facility for testing materials under beam impact

News
Experiments
05 November, 2021
Experiments
News
05 November, 2021