LHC injector chain

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The LHC injector chain is the sequence of accelerators and beamlines at CERN that progressively boost and prepare particle beams before they are injected into the Large Hadron Collider.

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Generate an image of the LHC injector chain (The LHC injector chain is the sequence of accelerators and beamlines at CERN that progressively boost and prepare particle beams before they are injected into the Large Hadron Collider.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf injector chain ⓘ
particle accelerator complex ⓘ
commissionedFor LHC ⓘ
commissioningStartYear 2005 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
endPoint LHC injection points ⓘ
feedsInto Large Hadron Collider ⓘ
fullOperationWithLHCStartYear 2010 ⓘ
hasComponentRole LEIR accumulates and cools heavy‑ion beams ⓘ
LINACs provide initial acceleration from ion sources ⓘ
PS performs further acceleration and beam manipulation ⓘ
PSB increases proton energy and intensity ⓘ
SPS accelerates beams to injection energy for the LHC ⓘ
includes LEIR ⓘ
LINAC2 ⓘ
linked to: Linac2

LINAC3 ⓘ
LINAC4 ⓘ
linked to: Linac4

PS to SPS transfer line ⓘ
PSB to PS transfer line ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron Booster ⓘ
SPS to LHC transfer lines ⓘ
Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
transfer lines TI2 and TI8 ⓘ
locatedIn CERN ⓘ
operator CERN Beams Department ⓘ
partOf CERN accelerator complex ⓘ
providesBeamEnergyRange from MeV scale to hundreds of GeV ⓘ
purpose pre‑accelerate and condition beams before LHC injection ⓘ
provide high‑energy particle beams to the LHC ⓘ
startPoint LINAC2 ⓘ
linked to: Linac2

LINAC4 ⓘ
linked to: Linac4
startPointForIons LEIR ⓘ
LINAC3 ⓘ
supportsOperationMode heavy‑ion collisions ⓘ
proton–ion collisions ⓘ
proton–proton collisions ⓘ
upgradedFor High‑Luminosity LHC ⓘ
linked to: High-Luminosity LHC
upgradeFocus higher beam brightness ⓘ
higher beam intensity ⓘ
improved beam quality ⓘ
upgradeProgramme LIU project ⓘ
upgradeStartYear 2013 ⓘ
usesParticleType heavy ions ⓘ
protons ⓘ
usesTechnology radio‑frequency acceleration ⓘ
synchrotron magnets ⓘ
transfer lines with pulsed magnets ⓘ

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Linac4 → partOf → LHC injector chain ⓘ
PS → isPartOf → CERN injector chain ⓘ
linked to: LHC injector chain
ForwArd Search ExpeRiment → usesInfrastructure → LHC beamline ⓘ
linked to: LHC injector chain
LEIR → injectsBeamInto → LHC heavy-ion injection chain ⓘ
linked to: LHC injector chain
LEIR → belongsTo → CERN Heavy-Ion Injector Chain ⓘ
linked to: LHC injector chain
LINAC3 → partOf → LHC injector chain ⓘ
LINAC3 → belongsTo → LHC injector complex ⓘ
linked to: LHC injector chain
PSB → partOf → LHC injector chain ⓘ
P5 → connectedTo → LHC beamline ⓘ
linked to: LHC injector chain