Crab Cavities
Crab Cavities
The year of the crab
Tests carried out in 2018 on two crab cavities in the SPS validated their technical principle and many operating parameters, CERN Bulletin.
16/01/2019
World’s first crabbing of a proton beam
The crab cavities, used to rotate the beams of protons, have been successfully tested on 23 May – a world first, CERN Bulletin.
31/05/2018
Crabs settled in the tunnel
CERN scientist, Giovanna Vandoni, has coordinated the recent installation of the cryomodule containing the first two prototype cavities in the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS), CERN Bulletin.
03/05/2018