Super Proton Synchrotron

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The Super Proton Synchrotron is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves both as a research machine and as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider.

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Generate an image of the Super Proton Synchrotron (The Super Proton Synchrotron is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves both as a research machine and as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf circular particle accelerator ⓘ
injector accelerator ⓘ
research infrastructure ⓘ
synchrotron ⓘ
acceleratesParticle electrons (historically via secondary beams) ⓘ
heavy ions ⓘ
protons ⓘ
alsoKnownAs SPS ⓘ
circumference approximately 6.9 kilometres ⓘ
approximately 7 kilometres ⓘ
colliderOperationEnergy up to 315 GeV per beam (historical proton–antiproton collider mode) ⓘ
commissioningDate 1976 ⓘ
completionDate 1976 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1971 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
designedBy CERN ⓘ
energyType proton accelerator ⓘ
firstBeamDate 1976 ⓘ
hostsExperiment CNGS (historical neutrino facility) ⓘ
COMPASS ⓘ
NA61/SHINE ⓘ
NA62 ⓘ
injectionEnergyToLHC 450 GeV ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
locatedIn CERN ⓘ
Canton of Geneva ⓘ
linked to: canton of Geneva

Franco–Swiss border region ⓘ
Meyrin ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
magnetType conventional electromagnets ⓘ
maximumProtonEnergy 450 GeV ⓘ
notableFor being a key injector for the LHC ⓘ
historically serving as a proton–antiproton collider ⓘ
operator CERN ⓘ
partOf CERN accelerator complex ⓘ
preInjector Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron Booster ⓘ
previousRole injector for the Intersecting Storage Rings ⓘ
injector for the Large Electron–Positron Collider ⓘ
servesAsInjectorFor Large Hadron Collider ⓘ
Super Proton Synchrotron fixed-target experiments ⓘ
shape circular ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
successorAsMainColliderAtCERN Large Hadron Collider ⓘ
tunnelDepth approximately 40 metres underground ⓘ
usedFor accelerator physics research ⓘ
fixed-target experiments ⓘ
heavy-ion physics ⓘ
neutrino beam production ⓘ
test beams for detector development ⓘ

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CERN → operates → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Large Hadron Collider → injectorChain → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
W boson → hasDiscoveryFacility → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
NA62 → usesAccelerator → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
COMPASS → locatedAt → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
COMPASS → usesAccelerator → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Z boson → discoveredAt → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron → feedsBeamTo → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
UA2 experiment → acceleratorUsed → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
UA2 experiment → dataSource → Super Proton Synchrotron proton–antiproton collider program ⓘ
linked to: Super Proton Synchrotron
LHC injector chain → includes → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Linac2 → injectionTarget → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
LHC Injectors Upgrade → appliesTo → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
subject linked to: LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
CERN accelerator complex → hasPart → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
NA48 → locatedAt → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
NA48 → usesAccelerator → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Drell–Yan processes → measuredAt → CERN SPS ⓘ
linked to: Super Proton Synchrotron
M2 beam line → partOf → Super Proton Synchrotron complex ⓘ
linked to: Super Proton Synchrotron
M2 beam line → usesAccelerator → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Z boson → discoveredUsing → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
subject linked to: Z
Proton Synchrotron Booster → injectsInto → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron Booster → preAcceleratorFor → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron Booster → relatedTo → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
NA61/SHINE → locatedAtAccelerator → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
NA61/SHINE → usesBeamFrom → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
SPS → fullName → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
North Area of CERN SPS → partOf → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
North Area of CERN SPS → usesBeamFrom → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
CNGS → parentAccelerator → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
CNGS → protonSource → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
CNGS → relatedFacility → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
UA1 experiment → locatedInFacility → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
UA1 experiment → usesAccelerator → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
PS → injectsInto → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Meyrin → hosts → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
LEIR → relatedFacility → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
LIU → includesUpgradeOf → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
LIU project → includesUpgradeOf → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
North Area experimental zones → receivesBeamFrom → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
CERN test beam lines → fedBy → Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) ⓘ
linked to: Super Proton Synchrotron
CERN AWAKE experiment beamline → connectedTo → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
CERN HiRadMat facility → usesBeamFrom → CERN Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
linked to: Super Proton Synchrotron
W− boson → wasDiscoveredUsing → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
subject linked to: W^-
COMPASS experiment → locatedAt → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
NA58 experiment → locatedAt → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
North Area of SPS → partOf → Super Proton Synchrotron complex ⓘ
linked to: Super Proton Synchrotron
North Area of SPS → fedBy → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
North Area of SPS → usesAccelerator → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment → locatedAt → Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ