Proton Synchrotron

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The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.

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Generate an image of the Proton Synchrotron (The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf CERN accelerator ⓘ
circular particle accelerator ⓘ
research infrastructure ⓘ
synchrotron ⓘ
abbreviation PS ⓘ
accelerates antiprotons ⓘ
ions ⓘ
protons ⓘ
circumference 628.3 m ⓘ
constructionStart 1954 ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
designedEnergy 25 GeV ⓘ
energyRange from injection energy up to 25 GeV ⓘ
feedsBeamTo Antiproton Decelerator (historically via previous antiproton complex) ⓘ
East Area experimental zones ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron Booster experiments ⓘ
Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
hasComponent extraction systems ⓘ
main ring ⓘ
radiofrequency cavities ⓘ
transfer lines ⓘ
historicalSignificance backbone of CERN accelerator complex for decades ⓘ
first strong-focusing proton synchrotron at CERN ⓘ
injectionEnergyFromLinac 50 MeV ⓘ
locatedIn CERN ⓘ
Geneva region ⓘ
Meyrin ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
magnetType combined-function magnets ⓘ
managedBy CERN Beams Department ⓘ
maximumProtonEnergy 25 GeV ⓘ
notableContribution provided beams for early CERN discoveries ⓘ
served as injector for colliders at CERN ⓘ
operator CERN ⓘ
partOf CERN accelerator complex ⓘ
primaryBeamType proton ⓘ
roleInComplex beam distributor ⓘ
proton injector ⓘ
shape circular ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
technology strong focusing ⓘ
usedFor accelerator R&D ⓘ
antiproton production ⓘ
fixed-target experiments ⓘ
high-energy physics research ⓘ
neutrino beam production ⓘ
test beams ⓘ
yearCommissioned 1959 ⓘ
yearFirstBeam 1959 ⓘ

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CERN → operates → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Large Hadron Collider → injectorChain → Proton Synchrotron Booster ⓘ
linked to: Proton Synchrotron
Large Hadron Collider → injectorChain → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Super Proton Synchrotron → preInjector → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Antiproton Decelerator → inputBeamSource → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
LHC injector chain → includes → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Linac2 → injectionTarget → CERN Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
linked to: Proton Synchrotron
LHC Injectors Upgrade → appliesTo → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
subject linked to: LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
CERN accelerator complex → hasPart → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
CERN accelerator complex → hasPart → CERN Proton Synchrotron Experimental Areas ⓘ
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Proton Synchrotron Booster → injectsInto → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron Booster → preAcceleratorFor → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron Booster → relatedTo → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
East Area experimental zones → locatedIn → CERN Proton Synchrotron complex ⓘ
linked to: Proton Synchrotron
East Area experimental zones → usesBeamFrom → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
East Area experimental zones → energySource → Proton Synchrotron accelerator ⓘ
linked to: Proton Synchrotron
PS → fullName → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
PS → abbreviationOf → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
LEIR → feedsAccelerator → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
LEIR → injectsBeamInto → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
LIU → includesUpgradeOf → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
LIU project → includesUpgradeOf → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
CERN test beam lines → fedBy → Proton Synchrotron (PS) ⓘ
linked to: Proton Synchrotron
CERN n_TOF facility → acceleratorSource → CERN Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
linked to: Proton Synchrotron
PSB → providesBeamsTo → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
CERN Experimental Physics Department → uses → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
LEAR → hostLaboratory → CERN Proton Synchrotron complex ⓘ
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Low Energy Ion Ring → feeds → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Experimental Area 1 → beamSource → CERN Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
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AWAKE Run 1 experiments → usesFacility → CERN Proton Synchrotron complex ⓘ
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DIRAC experiment → locatedAt → CERN Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
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DIRAC experiment → usesAccelerator → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
CERN experimental programme → usesFacility → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
Low Energy Antiproton Ring → fedBy → Proton Synchrotron ⓘ