CERN accelerator complex

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The CERN accelerator complex is a network of interconnected particle accelerators and beamlines near Geneva that produce and prepare high-energy particle beams for experiments such as those at the Large Hadron Collider.

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instanceOf particle accelerator complex
scientific research infrastructure
accelerates antiprotons (via production and deceleration chains)
electrons (in specific facilities historically and test setups)
heavy ions
protons
country France
Switzerland
designFeature injector chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider
interconnected chain of accelerators and transfer lines
energyRange from a few MeV to several TeV
fundedBy CERN member states
hasPart Antiproton Decelerator
CERN AWAKE experiment beamline
CERN HiRadMat facility
CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso (CNGS) beamline (historical)
CERN Proton Synchrotron Experimental Areas
linked to: Proton Synchrotron

CERN SPS North Area Neutrino Facility (historical)
CERN n_TOF facility
CERN test beam lines
ELENA ring
East Area experimental zones
ISOLDE facility
linked to: ISOLDE

Large Hadron Collider
Linac2
Linac3
linked to: LINAC3

Linac4
North Area experimental zones
Proton Synchrotron
Proton Synchrotron Booster
Super Proton Synchrotron
locatedNear Geneva
location Meyrin, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Prévessin-Moëns, Ain, France
linked to: Prévessin-Moëns
mainComponent Large Hadron Collider
notableAchievement production of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions in the LHC
support for discovery of Higgs boson
operator CERN
ownedBy European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
linked to: CERN
partOf CERN laboratory
linked to: CERN
providesBeamsTo ALICE experiment
ATLAS experiment
linked to: ATLAS

CMS experiment
LHCb experiment
linked to: LHCb

antimatter experiments
detector test facilities
fixed-target experiments
neutrino experiments
nuclear physics experiments
purpose high-energy physics research
particle physics experiments
production and preparation of particle beams
startDate 1950s (initial accelerators)

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Linac4 partOf CERN accelerator complex
Super Proton Synchrotron partOf CERN accelerator complex
Proton Synchrotron partOf CERN accelerator complex
Antiproton Decelerator partOf CERN accelerator complex
CERN Large Hadron Collider surface facilities partOf CERN accelerator complex
LHC injector chain partOf CERN accelerator complex
Linac2 partOf CERN injector chain
linked to: CERN accelerator complex
Linac2 partOf CERN accelerator complex
Linac2 locatedInFacility CERN Linear Accelerator complex
linked to: CERN accelerator complex
LHC Injectors Upgrade partOf CERN accelerator complex
subject linked to: LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
Proton Synchrotron Booster partOf CERN accelerator complex
Super Proton Synchrotron partOf CERN accelerator complex
subject linked to: SPS
CERN LHC Run 2 era usedInjectorComplex CERN accelerator complex
High-Luminosity LHC partOf CERN accelerator complex
PS partOf CERN accelerator complex
Antiproton Decelerator partOf CERN accelerator complex
subject linked to: AD
ELENA ring partOf CERN accelerator complex
CERN Prevessin–Meyrin site partOf CERN accelerator complex
Linac1 partOf CERN accelerator complex
LEIR partOf CERN accelerator complex
LINAC3 partOf CERN accelerator complex
LIU partOf CERN accelerator complex
North Area experimental zones partOf CERN accelerator complex
CERN test beam lines partOf CERN accelerator complex
CERN HiRadMat facility partOf CERN accelerator complex
PSB locatedIn CERN accelerator complex
CMS surface assembly hall partOf CERN accelerator complex infrastructure
linked to: CERN accelerator complex
LHC insertion region for CMS designedBy CERN accelerator sector
linked to: CERN accelerator complex
P5 partOf CERN accelerator complex
EHN1 partOf CERN accelerator complex experimental areas
linked to: CERN accelerator complex
T2 beam line acceleratorComplex CERN SPS complex
linked to: CERN accelerator complex
EHN3 hostedBy CERN accelerator complex
K6 beam line partOf CERN accelerator complex
OPERA distanceFromSource CERN SPS complex
linked to: CERN accelerator complex
EHN4 partOf CERN accelerator complex
K2 beam line partOf CERN accelerator complex
M6 beam line partOf CERN accelerator complex
T4 beam line partOf CERN accelerator complex
CERN Technology Department serves CERN accelerator complex
CERN Experimental Physics Department uses CERN accelerator complex
CERN Experimental Areas group usesFacility CERN accelerator complex
ELENA partOf CERN accelerator complex
Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring partOf CERN accelerator complex
LHC Run 4 partOf CERN accelerator complex
CERN data centre dataFrom CERN accelerators
linked to: CERN accelerator complex
CERN Control Centre partOf CERN accelerator complex
subject linked to: CERN control centre
Low Energy Ion Ring partOf CERN accelerator complex