Category: Article
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SND@LHC
SND@LHC 7 DECEMBER, 2023 | By Lukasz Krzempek The Scattering and Neutrino Detector (SND) aims to measure the process pp→νX at the LHC and to search for feebly interacting particles in an up-to-date unexplored domain. The detector is a combination of the muon identification system and the neutrino target which is based on the nuclear
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Beam operation and challenges
Beam operation and challenges 6 DECEMBER, 2022 | By Ramon Folch 2022 was another exciting year for the beam operation of the experimental areas, with increasing challenges to satisfy our Users’ expectations, week after week. One key factor of successful operation is the fast and professional response to the unpredictable technical failures of the beamline
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TAXS MOCKUP – HL LHC WP8
TAXS MOCKUP – HL LHC WP8 5 DECEMBER, 2022 | By Oliver Boettcher Some members of the HL-LHC Project Office visited the Q1-TAXS region mock-up which is installed in the dedicated BE-EA workshop (bldg. 867/R-K75) for HL-LHC machine experiment interface studies and tests. In the framework of HL-LHC WP8 mandate (machine experiment interface) the work
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The longest running experiment at the SPS
The longest running experiment at the SPS 4 DECEMBER, 2022 | By Lau Gatignon and Dipanwita Banerjee The M2 beam was the first beam to start operation in the North Area in 1978. As a dedicated high-intensity high-energy muon beam it served a very important and successful muon physics program, including the EMC, NMC and
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The new VXSS chamber
The new VXSS chamber 3 DECEMBER, 2023 | By By Antonio Lafuente A vacuum leak has developed over 2021 in the VXSS vacuum chamber located in M2 beamline in the North Area in between the T6 target and the XTAX absorber. This leak degraded the vacuum to unacceptable levels, particularly when running in electron mode
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The CEDAR-H upgrade
The CEDAR-H upgrade 2 DECEMBER, 2023 | By Antonio Lafuente Mazuecos 2022 will also mark the end of the CEDAR-H upgrade, an effort that has been unfolding over the last years to retrofit an existing CEDAR-N (North) and make it compatible with the use of Hydrogen as dispersive medium. This modification will help reduce the
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The P42 enigma
The P42 enigma 1 DECEMBER, 2022 | By Lau Gatignon Three new experiments submitted LOI’s to the SPSC for using ECN3 after LS3: HIKE, SHADOWS and SHIP. All request much higher beam intensities than now: 3 x1012 → 2 to 4 x1013 ppp. The difficulties to commission the P42 and K12 lines for NA62 underlined
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Quality Assurance Process of a New Connector for ATLAS ITk Strips
Quality Assurance Process of a New Connector for ATLAS ITk Strips 23 DECEMBER, 2023 | By J Pariente The ATLAS Inner Tracker (ITk) is a critical component of the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It serves as the innermost tracking system, designed to capture precise information about charged particles produced in high-energy
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AMS – A Fixed Target Experiment which you will not find in the Layout Database
AMS – A Fixed Target Experiment which you will not find in the Layout Database 22 DECEMBER, 2023 | By Dipanwita Banerjee, Johannes Bernhard and Roman Folch The variety and the extent of means deployed for the research at CERN are fascinating. One of the most exciting endeavors of the last decades is AMS. The
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Le vide au service des expériences NA et EA
Le vide au service des expériences NA et EA 22 DECEMBER, 2023 | By Philippe Boisseaux-Bourgeois and Giulia Romagnoli for the BE-EA vacuum team Maintenance et opération: L’année 2023 fut une année importante avec une multitude de configurations de lignes à réaliser durant les arrêts hebdomadaires, mais aussi dans le cadre d’optimisation de l’opérabilité du