High-Luminosity LHC
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High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider
particle accelerator upgrade project
scientific research infrastructure
The High-Luminosity LHC is a major upgrade of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to significantly increase its collision rate and data output for more precise and rare particle physics measurements.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: High-Luminosity LHC Context triple: [Large Hadron Collider, upgradeProgram, High-Luminosity LHC]
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A.
LHC injector chain
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.
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LHCf
LHCf is a CERN experiment at the Large Hadron Collider that studies forward particles produced in proton–proton collisions to improve our understanding of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
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C.
Compact Linear Collider test facilities
The Compact Linear Collider test facilities are experimental research installations at CERN dedicated to developing and validating technologies for a future high-energy electron–positron linear collider.
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D.
Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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E.
LHCb
LHCb is a particle physics experiment at the Large Hadron Collider focused on studying the differences between matter and antimatter through precise measurements of beauty and charm quark decays.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: High-Luminosity LHC Target entity description: The High-Luminosity LHC is a major upgrade of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to significantly increase its collision rate and data output for more precise and rare particle physics measurements.
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A.
LHC injector chain
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.
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B.
LHCf
LHCf is a CERN experiment at the Large Hadron Collider that studies forward particles produced in proton–proton collisions to improve our understanding of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
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C.
Compact Linear Collider test facilities
The Compact Linear Collider test facilities are experimental research installations at CERN dedicated to developing and validating technologies for a future high-energy electron–positron linear collider.
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Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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LHCb
LHCb is a particle physics experiment at the Large Hadron Collider focused on studying the differences between matter and antimatter through precise measurements of beauty and charm quark decays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider
ⓘ
particle accelerator upgrade project ⓘ scientific research infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
High-Luminosity LHC
ⓘ
surface form:
HL-LHC
High-Luminosity LHC ⓘ
surface form:
HiLumi LHC
|
| approvedBy | CERN Council ⓘ |
| approvedYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| collisionType | proton–proton collisions ⓘ |
| constructionStart | mid-2010s ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| designEnergy | 14 TeV center-of-mass energy for proton–proton collisions ⓘ |
| enables |
high-precision Higgs coupling measurements
ⓘ
high-statistics studies of heavy-ion collisions ⓘ improved measurements of vector boson scattering ⓘ searches for very rare Higgs decays ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
CERN member states
ⓘ
surface form:
CERN Member States
international partners ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
crab cavity systems near ATLAS and CMS
ⓘ
enhanced beam instrumentation ⓘ improved collimation regions ⓘ long straight sections upgrades ⓘ new inner triplet quadrupole magnets near interaction points ⓘ upgraded injector chain interfaces ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
enable more precise measurements in particle physics
ⓘ
extend discovery potential beyond original LHC design ⓘ improve sensitivity to rare processes ⓘ increase luminosity of the LHC ⓘ |
| integratedLuminosityTarget |
about 3000 fb−1
ⓘ
up to about 4000 fb−1 with possible extensions ⓘ |
| locatedAt | CERN ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Geneva metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva region
Meyrin ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| luminosityIncreaseFactor | about 5 to 7 times nominal LHC luminosity ⓘ |
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| partOf | CERN accelerator complex ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | European Strategy for Particle Physics ⓘ |
| plannedStartOfOperation |
around 2029
ⓘ
late 2020s ⓘ |
| projectStart | around 2011 ⓘ |
| requires |
major upgrades of ATLAS detector
ⓘ
major upgrades of CMS detector ⓘ upgrades of LHCb and ALICE detectors ⓘ |
| riskFactor | increased radiation levels in detectors and accelerator components ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
detailed studies of top quark properties
ⓘ
improved measurements of Standard Model parameters ⓘ precision study of the Higgs boson ⓘ search for new particles and interactions ⓘ search for physics beyond the Standard Model ⓘ study of rare decays and rare processes ⓘ |
| successorOf | LHC Phase-1 upgrades ⓘ |
| upgrades | Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| usesDetector |
ALICE
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ATLAS ⓘ CMS ⓘ LHCb ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
Nb3Sn superconducting magnets
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advanced collimation systems ⓘ crab cavities ⓘ high-bandwidth data acquisition systems ⓘ high-field superconducting quadrupole magnets ⓘ radiation-hard electronics ⓘ upgraded cryogenic systems ⓘ |
| website | https://hilumilhc.web.cern.ch ⓘ |
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Subject: High-Luminosity LHC Description of subject: The High-Luminosity LHC is a major upgrade of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to significantly increase its collision rate and data output for more precise and rare particle physics measurements.
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this entity surface form:
High‑Luminosity LHC
subject surface form:
LHC Injectors Upgrade
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High-Luminosity LHC program
this entity surface form:
HiLumi LHC
this entity surface form:
HL-LHC
this entity surface form:
High-Luminosity LHC upgrade
this entity surface form:
High-Luminosity LHC program
this entity surface form:
High-Luminosity LHC operation
this entity surface form:
LHC consolidation program
this entity surface form:
High-Luminosity LHC upgrades
this entity surface form:
High-Luminosity LHC programme
this entity surface form:
High-Luminosity LHC program
this entity surface form:
High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider