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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider
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particle accelerator upgrade project → scientific research infrastructure → |
| alsoKnownAs |
HL-LHC
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HiLumi LHC → |
| approvedBy |
CERN Council
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| approvedYear |
2016
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| basedOn |
Large Hadron Collider
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| collisionType |
proton–proton collisions
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| constructionStart |
mid-2010s
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| country |
France
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Switzerland → |
| designEnergy |
14 TeV center-of-mass energy for proton–proton collisions
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| enables |
high-precision Higgs coupling measurements
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high-statistics studies of heavy-ion collisions → improved measurements of vector boson scattering → searches for very rare Higgs decays → |
| fundedBy |
CERN Member States
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international partners → |
| hasComponent |
crab cavity systems near ATLAS and CMS
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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
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extend discovery potential beyond original LHC design → improve sensitivity to rare processes → increase luminosity of the LHC → |
| integratedLuminosityTarget |
about 3000 fb−1
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up to about 4000 fb−1 with possible extensions → |
| locatedAt |
CERN
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| locatedIn |
France
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Geneva region → Meyrin → Switzerland → |
| luminosityIncreaseFactor |
about 5 to 7 times nominal LHC luminosity
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| operator |
CERN
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| partOf |
CERN accelerator complex
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| partOfProgram |
European Strategy for Particle Physics
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| plannedStartOfOperation |
around 2029
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late 2020s → |
| projectStart |
around 2011
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| requires |
major upgrades of ATLAS detector
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major upgrades of CMS detector → upgrades of LHCb and ALICE detectors → |
| riskFactor |
increased radiation levels in detectors and accelerator components
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| scientificObjective |
detailed studies of top quark properties
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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
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| upgrades |
Large Hadron Collider
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| 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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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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LIU
("High-Luminosity LHC upgrade")
→
LIU project → LIU project ("LHC consolidation program") → |
relatedProject |
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High-Luminosity LHC
("HiLumi LHC")
→
High-Luminosity LHC ("HL-LHC") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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LHC Injectors Upgrade
("High-Luminosity LHC program")
→
LIU project ("High-Luminosity LHC program") → |
partOf |
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LIU project
("High-Luminosity LHC operation")
→
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benefits |
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LHC Run 3
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preparationFor |
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LIU
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supportsProject |
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LHC injector chain
("High‑Luminosity LHC")
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upgradedFor |
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Large Hadron Collider
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upgradeProgram |