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.
Aliases (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
injector chain
→
particle accelerator complex → |
| commissionedFor |
LHC
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| commissioningStartYear |
2005
→
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| country |
France
→
Switzerland → |
| endPoint |
LHC injection points
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| feedsInto |
Large Hadron Collider
→
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| fullOperationWithLHCStartYear |
2010
→
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| 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 → LINAC3 → 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
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| operator |
CERN Beams Department
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| partOf |
CERN accelerator complex
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| providesBeamEnergyRange |
from MeV scale to hundreds of GeV
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| purpose |
pre‑accelerate and condition beams before LHC injection
→
provide high‑energy particle beams to the LHC → |
| startPoint |
LINAC2
→
LINAC4 → |
| startPointForIons |
LEIR
→
LINAC3 → |
| supportsOperationMode |
heavy‑ion collisions
→
proton–ion collisions → proton–proton collisions → |
| upgradedFor |
High‑Luminosity LHC
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| upgradeFocus |
higher beam brightness
→
higher beam intensity → improved beam quality → |
| upgradeProgramme |
LIU project
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| upgradeStartYear |
2013
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| usesParticleType |
heavy ions
→
protons → |
| usesTechnology |
radio‑frequency acceleration
→
synchrotron magnets → transfer lines with pulsed magnets → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
LEIR
("CERN Heavy-Ion Injector Chain")
→
LINAC3 ("LHC injector complex") → |
belongsTo |
|
LINAC3
→
Linac4 → |
partOf |
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LEIR
("LHC heavy-ion injection chain")
→
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injectsBeamInto |
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PS
("CERN injector chain")
→
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isPartOf |
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ForwArd Search ExpeRiment
("LHC beamline")
→
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usesInfrastructure |