Category: 1. Project News
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First CDB systems in the HL-LHC IT String
First CDB systems in the HL-LHC IT String By Samer Yammine, HL-LHC WP16 (CERN) After the introduction of the Circuit Disconnector Boxes (CDBs) in the HL-LHC baseline in 2020 as seen in the HL-LHC engineering change request LHC-RP-EC-0005, the deliverables required to connect to the Inner Triplet (IT) powering cluster are already installed in their
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Outcome of the 6th Cost and Schedule Review 2022
Outcome of the 6th Cost and Schedule Review 2022 By Oliver Brüning, Giovanna Vandoni, and Markus Zerlauth (CERN) Following the very successful 12th annual HL-LHC collaboration meeting, the HL-LHC project has passed its second major milestone in 2022 with the 6th Cost and Schedule Review. For this year’s ‘light’ edition, the CMAC members and external reviewers, led
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Crystal collimation brings HL-LHC into focus | CERN Courier
Crystal collimation brings HL-LHC into focus | CERN Courier By Stefano Redaelli, Mario Di Castro, and Roderik Bruce (CERN) in the CERN Courier A crucial upgrade of the LHC collimation system to cope with the challenges of High-Luminosity LHC operation is being put to the test during LHC Run 3, write Stefano Redaelli, Mario Di
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Rope rescue exercise at HL-LHC Point 1
Rope rescue exercise at HL-LHC Point 1 By Henry de Maynard, HL-LHC WP17 (CERN) On Saturday 15th October, a rope rescue exercise was carried out by seven members of the CERN Fire Brigade in the PM17 shaft at HL-LHC Point 1. In order to optimize the caring efficiency of an accident victim, the CERN Fire Brigade conducts regular
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A remedy against electron clouds inside particle colliders | home.cern
A remedy against electron clouds inside particle colliders By Thomas Hortala (CERN) on home.cern An LHC quadrupole whose beam screen had been coated with a fine layer of carbon displayed minimal heat load in comparison to other magnets, constituting a promising step in eliminating electron clouds in future particle accelerators. Read on home.cern Read more
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Production of the first HL-LHC jacks units in Serbia
Production of the first HL-LHC jacks units in Serbia By Prof. Peter Adzic and Beniamino di Girolamo Validation loading tests for the first HL-LHC jacks produced by UNIOR components d.o.o, a Serbian Company. They are part of an order for nineteen longitudinal jacks and four central jacks that will be used to support the magnets in
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HL-LHC civil engineering reaches completion | CERN Courier
HL-LHC civil engineering reaches completion | CERN Courier In the CERN Courier After five years of arduous and continuous activity, the main civil-engineering works for the High-Luminosity LHC project (HL–LHC) are on track to be completed by the end of the year. Approved in June 2016 and due to enter operation in 2029, the HL-LHC
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MCBRD01 test results
MCBRD01 test results By Ezio Todesco, WP3 Leader (CERN) Last month, the first series D2 corrector magnet, developed in the framework of the IHEP-China in-kind contribution, was tested at CERN. The magnet was manufactured at BAMA. The test at IMP showed the ability to reach ultimate current at 4.5 K, but with a retraining not in
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12th Collaboration meeting of the HL-LHC project, finally live again!
12th Collaboration meeting of the HL-LHC project, finally live again! By Oliver Brüning and Markus Zerlauth (CERN) Following the completion of the second Long Shutdown (LS2) and the successful re-start of CERNs accelerator complex for its 3rd operational run, efforts at CERN and across the High-Luminosity collaboration are now focusing on the series production of all
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Q1-TAXS region mock-up visit
Q1-TAXS region mock-up visit By Oliver Boettcher, WP8 Deputy Leader, and Francisco Sanchez Galan, WP8 Leader (CERN) Several members of the HL-LHC Project Office visited the Q1-TAXS region mock-up built by the WP8 team in their workshop (bldg. 867/R-K75) for HL-LHC machine experiment interface studies. At the tunnel ends, the last inner focusing quadrupole magnet