Tag: WP8 – Collider-Experiment Interface
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Exceptional transport operations to make way for HiLumi LHC | home.cern
Exceptional transport operations to make way for HiLumi LHC | home.cern The first two massive components of the LHC have been removed from the accelerator tunnel following a complex handling operation By Corinne Pralavorio on home.cern A complex operation has just taken place with the removal of the first massive pieces of equipment from the
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First two neutral beam absorbers, TAXN, arrive at CERN for HiLumi LHC
The first two sets of copper clam shells for the neutral beam absorber (Target Absorber for Neutrals, TAXN) have been delivered to CERN, marking a key milestone in the procurement of the absorber cores for the High-Luminosity (HiLumi) LHC upgrade
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Robotic test installation in the ATLAS cavern of HiLumi LHC vacuum module
A remote-handling test of the VAX M1 vacuum module has been successfully carried out in the ATLAS cavern using the CRANEbot robotic system, developed at CERN.
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The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and CERN sign a New Framework Collaboration Agreement
On 30 September 2025 the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and CERN concluded a Framework Collaboration Agreement, aimed at strengthening the scientific and technical cooperation with the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) project. Under this agreement – concluded within the scope of HL-LHC Work Package 8, which focuses on the interface between the LHC experiments and accelerator…
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Collider-experiment interface: how engineers are preparing for manoeuvres in this highly restricted region of the HL-LHC
Engineers have started to use a life-sized mockup, named GALLUS V2, of the highly restricted region between the collision points and the tunnel at ATLAS and CMS, to test alignment and handling procedures.
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FH Aachen students visit CERN: a celebration of teamwork and innovation | Outreach
Successful teamwork was at the heart of the FH Aachen visit to CERN on 8th and 9th September. The winning group of this year’s pro8 competition, together with their professors, was hosted by the HL-LHC project.
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Target Absorbers for Secondary Particles produced for ATLAS
The first two Target Absorbers for Secondary particles (TAXS) of the series have been produced by the supplier, and successfully completed all factory inspections and load tests.
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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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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
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JTT installation completed
JTT installation completed By Oliver Boettcher and Francisco Sanchez-Galan, HL-LHC WP8 (CERN) Exactly one week after installing the first JTT on ATLAS A-side (August 12th), the second JTT on the C-side was also successfully completed on August 19th. These achievements were the product of intensive activity coordination and a high level of commitment of all