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Important milestones achieved in the HL-LHC IT String
By Nicolas Heredia Garcia (CERN)
Following the installation of the superconducting link, significant progress has been made on the IT String test facility, including the Q2a and D1 cryoassemblies.
Completion of the HL-LHC Cold Powering Collaboration Agreement with Uppsala University (DFHX and DFHM)
By Amalia Ballarino (CERN)
CERN and Uppsala University celebrate successful completion of manufacturing of the components for the full series of DFHX and DFHM cryostats.
Successful testing of two MCBXF magnets and assembly completed of a third
By Juan Carlos Perez
We have just celebrated the completion of the assembly of the third magnet at CERN facilities. Two have already been successfully tested.
14th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting in Genoa, Italy
By Florence Thompson (CERN)
The 14th Collaboration Meeting took place in Genoa, Italy, from 7th-10th October 2024 and brought together nearly 200 participants from across the project, from both CERN and the Project’s collaborators.
Complex manoeuvres to install the Cold Powering System into the IT String
By Florence Thompson (CERN)
An impressive operation took place in CERN’s magnet test hall, SM18. The High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) based Cold Powering System has been installed into the Inner Triplet (IT) String.
Updated schedule for CERN’s accelerators
By Mike Lamont
The timing and duration of the third long shutdown (LS3) of the Large Hadron Collider and injector complex has changed, here’s why.
Amorphous carbon coating in the beam screens for the circulating beam in the cryomodules for the crab cavities: production completed
By Pedro Costa Pinto (CERN)
The non-crabbed line in the cryomodules for the HL-LHC crab cavities host a carbon-coated beam screen. This coating reduces the emission of secondary electrons from the beam screen surface.
Update on the reconfiguration of the test benches at SM18 for the cold tests of the HL-LHC cryo-magnets
By Marco Buzio, Olivier Pirotte, Frédéric Savary, Gerard Willering (CERN - TE Department)
The qualification tests of the new cryo-magnet assemblies, to ensure their compliance with the HL-LHC specifications, requires a substantial upgrade of the cryogenic test stations in SM18.
HiRadMat test completed: a crucial step for the HL-LHC beam dump
By Gabriel Banks and Nicola Solieri (CERN)
This experiment is a crucial step in validating the material selection for the HL-LHC beam dumps (TDEs) and is the product of around 12 months of ideation and planning.
SQXL commissioning phase 1C successfully completed
By Nicolas Heredia Garcia, Aleksandra Onufrena, Antonio Perin, and Davide Bozzini (CERN)
The SQXL cryogenic line, an essential component of the HL-LHC IT String, has recently undergone an additional series of commissioning tests in standalone mode without the magnets.