Tag: Collaboration
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Completion of the production of the Nb3Sn cables for MQXFB magnets
The production of all sixty series Nb3Sn superconducting Rutherford cable lengths marks an important milestone for the manufacturing of the Insertion Region MQXFB magnets of the HL-LHC. Each cable unit length is 750 m long whilst ensuring very tight dimension tolerances.
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15th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting gathers 300+ at CERN
The 15th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting brought together over 300 scientists and engineers from around the globe at CERN, marking a major milestone as the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) Project moves quickly through the production phase and is gearing up for its deployment in the LHC tunnel from July 2026.
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Passing the baton: Markus Zerlauth is the new HL-LHC Project Leader
As of today, Wednesday 1st October 2025, Markus Zerlauth is the new HL-LHC Project Leader, taking over from Oliver Brüning. Markus brings with him his thirteen years in the project
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Third magnet from the USA delivered!
After a long journey from Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, the third cryo-assembly (named LQXFA04) from the United States Accelerator Upgrade Program (US-AUP) has been successfully delivered to CERN.
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Annual HL-LHC Newsletter Released!
In this critical time for the HL-LHC Project, with all teams – at CERN and our numerous collaborators – working towards Long Shutdown 3, we take a look at the progress of the past year in the annual project newsletter.
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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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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.
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Important milestones achieved in the HL-LHC IT String 27 November, 2024
Following the installation of the superconducting link, significant progress has been made on the IT String test facility, part of the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC)
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Completion of the HL-LHC Cold Powering Collaboration Agreement with Uppsala University (DFHX and DFHM)
The Magnesium Diboride (MgB2) Superconducting Links (SC-links) of the HL-LHC Cold Powering Systems (HL-LHC Work Package 6A) terminate at their warm (20 K) end in complex cryostats, called DFHX for the Triplets and DFHM for the Matching Sections.
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14th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting in Genoa, Italy
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.