Large helium tanks delivered for the HL-LHC

Large helium tanks delivered for the HL-LHC

view from above of large cylindrical tank being carried by a crane

Helium tanks being installed at Point 1 in June. (Photo: CERN)

Exceptional machines call for exceptional operations. Two large helium tanks for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) were installed at Point 1 in June, and two more at Point 5 in July. They will store the helium for the refrigerators that will cool the HL-LHC's new focusing magnets on both sides of the ATLAS and CMS experiments.

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