Category: 1. Project News
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First RFD cold test at TRIUMF, Canada
The HiLumi Project Canadian contribution is now really kicking off with the reception of the first prototype RFD cavity, contributed by the US-AUP collaboration.
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What is HiLumi’s 95m-long IT String and why is it vital for CERN’s LHC upgrade? | Accelerating News
In this Q&A article in Accelerating News, Nicolás Heredia García outlines the development of the system, why it is vital for HL-LHC, and the timeframe for its readiness.
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Robotic solution: successful preparation of the CMS rotating shielding for future HL-LHC vacuum module installation
The CMS rotating shielding has now been successfully modified in-situ to prepare it to receive new vacuum modules for the HL-LHC, using a specifically designed method to deal with the space and radiation constraints of this complex manoeuvre.
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First series cryogenic lines built for crab cavity cryomodules
Within the framework of the HL-LHC Work Package 4 (Crab Cavities & RF), the series production of cryogenic lines is actively underway at CERN’s EN-MME main workshop.
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First series beam screen for the HL-LHC with amorphous carbon coating
The first beam screen in the series for the HL-LHC has been coated with new amorphous carbon coating.
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HL-LHC infrastructure and installations: 2024 progress setting us up for 2025
2024 was a challenging yet fruitful year for logistics and installation of the general services of the new HL-LHC galleries at CERN Points 1 and 5. 2025 will be a key year for the HL-LHC
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Magnet deliveries kicking off the year
In the last couple of months, CERN has received three magnet shipments for the HL-LHC project: the first D1 series cold mass, the sixth series D2 corrector magnet, and the second series US-AUP cryoassembly.
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HL-LHC Beam Halo Monitoring System Review
As a milestone of the HL-LHC Beam Halo Working Group activities, on the 18th of December 2024 a review of the HL-LHC beam halo monitoring system—one of the deliverables of the HL-LHC Project Work Package 13—took place at CERN.
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Full Remote Alignment System qualification on the Single Component Test mock-up
The Full Remote Alignment System (FRAS) will be implemented on 68 components of the HL-LHC Project. They will be equipped with a redundant configuration …
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CERN’s High-Luminosity LHC: progress, challenges, and what is to come | Accelerating News
In this Q&A with HL-LHC Project Leader Oliver Brüning, we take a look at the past year for the HL-LHC Project and what’s to come in 2025.