Category: Article
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Integration in North and East Areas
Integration in North and East Areas 15 DECEMBER, 2024 | By Beatriz Martinez Sutil Integration makes sure every modification fits perfectly with its surroundings – like a giant, high-tech jigsaw puzzle. It’s about checking available space, teaming up with colleagues, and coming up with creative solutions together. Our section, BE-EA-DC, keeps the CAD models of
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A journey into the quark-gluon plasma
A journey into the quark-gluon plasma 13 DECEMBER, 2024 | By Elisabetta Parozzi Imagine rewinding the clock to the very beginning of the universe, when temperatures were so blisteringly high that quarks and gluons – normally locked inside protons and neutrons – roamed freely in a primordial soup called the quark-gluon plasma (QGP). Buliding on
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The XEMC Gets a Glow-Up: Smarter, Safer, and Easier to Handle
The XEMC Gets a Glow-Up: Smarter, Safer, and Easier to Handle 14 DECEMBER, 2024 | By Eva Kamenicka Electromagnetic calorimeters, like the XEMC on the H8 beamline, are specialized detectors used to measure the energy of particles by absorbing them and converting their energy into a visible signal. These tools are essential for our operation
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Ode to Paella
Ode to Paella 12 DECEMBER, 2024 | By Francisco Sanchez Galan Ah, paella! That mythical dish, that culinary emblem of Spain, that universal delight capable of turning a simple weekday into a memorable celebration. Eight years of paella means eight years of gatherings, heated debates about rice texture, and endless stories about chorizo (or rather,
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BE-EArt
BE-EArt 11 DECEMBER, 2024 | By Natalya Kahn & Naini Mandal If you want to know what a particular piece of equipment, power converter or PPE looks like without having to go and see for yourself, you’re in luck. BE-EA’s artists in residence (a.k.a. Naini and Natalya) are working their way round the experimental areas
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Decorating Your Christmas Tree, BE-EA Style
Decorating Your Christmas Tree, BE-EA Style 10 DECEMBER | By Angelo Petrellese Still scratching your head about how to decorate your Christmas tree this year? Why not take some inspiration from BE-EA’s cutting-edge engineering? After all, nothing says holiday cheer quite like the vibrant color patterns of Ansys Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Yes, you heard
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Of safety files and vacuum chambers
Of safety files and vacuum chambers 09 December, 2024 | By Havin Ozcanli Since February 2024, I am part of our group. Over the past 10 months, my work has mainly focused on writing safety files for NA-CONS. This task gave me valuable insights not only into the North Area but also into other CERN
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Pushing the limits of high–intensity beams with HiRadMat
Pushing the limits of high–intensity beams with HiRadMat 08 DECEMBER, 2024 | By Paraskevi Alexaki, Alice Goillot & Nikos Charitonidis In the shadowy halls of HiRadMat, a mighty challenge was undertaken: the SMAUG2 experiment, named for the legendary dragon, sought to push the limits of material endurance under the blazing fury of high-brightness beams. The
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De-cabling the North Area
De-cabling the North Area 07 DECEMBER, 2024 | By Alicja Orstrega As the North Area Consolidation De-cabling Work Package 6.4.3 Leader, I had the chance to lead a de-cabling campaign during the EYETS 2023/24. Our focus was on the Transfer Tunnels TT81-85, where we removed outdated cables to optimise the infrastructure and prepare for future
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The year in Outreach activities
The year in Outreach activities 01 DECEMBER, 2024 | By Kristiane Bernhard-Novotny As I revisited the advent calendars from past years, almost every story sparked my interest. One story particularly caught my attention: the FORMOSA demonstrator, which came to life thanks to a spontaneous cabling campaign – a perfect example of teamwork and dedication. This