Low Energy Ion Ring
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Low Energy Ion Ring is a CERN accelerator that prepares and injects low-energy heavy ion beams into the Large Hadron Collider for high-energy collision experiments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Low Energy Ion Ring canonical | 5 |
| converted into Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3290733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Low Energy Ion Ring Context triple: [LEIR, fullName, Low Energy Ion Ring]
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A.
Penning traps
Penning traps are devices that use static electric and magnetic fields to confine charged particles with high precision for experiments in areas such as fundamental physics and mass spectrometry.
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Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus
Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus is a CERN-based experiment designed to produce, trap, and study antihydrogen atoms with lasers to test fundamental symmetries between matter and antimatter.
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C.
Theory and Design of Electron Beams
Theory and Design of Electron Beams is a foundational technical book by John R. Pierce that systematically explains the physics, analysis, and engineering of electron beam devices such as vacuum tubes and related electronics.
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Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility
The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility is a high-energy physics research installation that provides continuous beams of electrons for probing the structure of nuclear matter.
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E.
A Large Ion Collider Experiment
A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) is a major detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to study the physics of strongly interacting matter and quark–gluon plasma created in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Low Energy Ion Ring Target entity description: Low Energy Ion Ring is a CERN accelerator that prepares and injects low-energy heavy ion beams into the Large Hadron Collider for high-energy collision experiments.
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A.
Penning traps
Penning traps are devices that use static electric and magnetic fields to confine charged particles with high precision for experiments in areas such as fundamental physics and mass spectrometry.
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B.
Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus
Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus is a CERN-based experiment designed to produce, trap, and study antihydrogen atoms with lasers to test fundamental symmetries between matter and antimatter.
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C.
Theory and Design of Electron Beams
Theory and Design of Electron Beams is a foundational technical book by John R. Pierce that systematically explains the physics, analysis, and engineering of electron beam devices such as vacuum tubes and related electronics.
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D.
Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility
The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility is a high-energy physics research installation that provides continuous beams of electrons for probing the structure of nuclear matter.
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E.
A Large Ion Collider Experiment
A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) is a major detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to study the physics of strongly interacting matter and quark–gluon plasma created in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN accelerator
ⓘ
particle accelerator ⓘ synchrotron ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Low Energy Ion Ring ⓘ |
| acceleratorType | circular accelerator ⓘ |
| acronym | LEIR ⓘ |
| alternateName | LEIR ⓘ |
| beamEnergyRange | low energy ⓘ |
| beamType |
heavy ions
ⓘ
lead ions ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | CERN ⓘ |
| context | high-energy physics ⓘ |
| country |
France
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| feeds |
Large Hadron Collider
ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bending magnets
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extraction system ⓘ injection system ⓘ quadrupole magnets ⓘ radiofrequency system ⓘ |
| injectionEnergyTarget |
LHC
ⓘ
linked to:
Large Hadron Collider
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| injectionSource |
Linac3
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linked to:
LINAC3
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| locatedIn |
CERN
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Geneva region ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Geneva
Meyrin ⓘ |
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
European Organization for Nuclear Research
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linked to:
CERN
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| partOf | CERN accelerator complex ⓘ |
| predecessor | Low Energy Antiproton Ring ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
inject heavy-ion beams into the Large Hadron Collider
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prepare low-energy heavy-ion beams ⓘ |
| purpose | provide intense lead-ion beams for LHC experiments ⓘ |
| roleInChain | intermediate accelerator in LHC ion injector chain ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
accelerator physics
ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successorTo | Low Energy Antiproton Ring ⓘ |
| supportsExperiment | ALICE ⓘ |
| upgradeOf | Low Energy Antiproton Ring ⓘ |
| usedFor |
LHC heavy-ion physics programme
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high-energy collision experiments ⓘ nuclear physics research ⓘ quark–gluon plasma studies ⓘ |
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Subject: Low Energy Ion Ring Description of subject: Low Energy Ion Ring is a CERN accelerator that prepares and injects low-energy heavy ion beams into the Large Hadron Collider for high-energy collision experiments.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Low Energy Ion Ring