Super Proton Synchrotron

At 7 kilometres in circumference, the Super Proton Synchrotron is the second-largest machine in CERN’s accelerator complex. It provides a stepping stone between the Proton Synchrotron and the Large Hadron Collider.

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Accelerator Report: Getting lead ions ready for physics

In about a week, lead ions will be sent from the SPS into the LHC to collide in the accelerator’s four big experiments

News
Accelerators
13 September, 2023
Accelerators
News
13 September, 2023

Giorgio Brianti (1930 – 2023)

Obituary
Accelerators
05 May, 2023
Accelerators
Obituary
05 May, 2023

A spring awakening: CERN’s accelerators gear up for 2023

Following the winter shutdown, the injectors and accelerators are preparing for the 2023 data-taking season

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Accelerators
29 March, 2023

Accelerator Report: The CERN accelerator complex is awakening from hibernation

The last LHC beam of 2022 was dumped in the early morning of Monday, 28 November; 17 weeks later, on Monday, 27 March 2023, we plan to inject the first beam of the year into the LHC

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Accelerators
09 March, 2023

LS2 Report: Review of a rather unusual year

COVID-19 has undoubtedly had an impact on the activities and schedule of LS2. Nevertheless, the accelerators are now starting up again

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Accelerators
14 December, 2020
Accelerators
News
14 December, 2020

Using LEGO to study the building blocks of the universe

An improvised device, assembled using toy bricks, helped scientists conduct tests at CERN’s NA61/SHINE

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Experiments
07 February, 2020
Experiments
News
07 February, 2020

LS2 Report: New SPS beam dump takes shape

The Super Proton Synchrotron will receive a new beam dump before the end of the second long shutdown of CERN’s accelerator complex

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Accelerators
13 August, 2019
Accelerators
News
13 August, 2019

LS2 Report: SPS receives major facelift for new beam dump

The installation and commissioning of the new facility is one of the biggest challenges of LS2 for the SPS team

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Accelerators
08 April, 2019