Linac2
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Linac2 was CERN’s long-serving linear accelerator that pre-accelerated protons for injection into the Proton Synchrotron Booster and the rest of the accelerator complex before being superseded by Linac4.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linac2 canonical | 4 |
| LINAC2 | 3 |
| CERN Linac 2 | 1 |
| Linear Accelerator 2 | 1 |
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Target entity: Linac2 Context triple: [Linac4, replaces, Linac2]
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A.
Linac4
Linac4 is a linear accelerator at CERN that serves as the first stage of the proton acceleration chain for the Large Hadron Collider and other experiments.
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B.
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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C.
Antiproton Decelerator
The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Linac2 Target entity description: Linac2 was CERN’s long-serving linear accelerator that pre-accelerated protons for injection into the Proton Synchrotron Booster and the rest of the accelerator complex before being superseded by Linac4.
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A.
Linac4
Linac4 is a linear accelerator at CERN that serves as the first stage of the proton acceleration chain for the Large Hadron Collider and other experiments.
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B.
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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C.
Antiproton Decelerator
The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linear accelerator
ⓘ
proton linear accelerator ⓘ |
| acceleratorType | normal-conducting linac ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Linac2
ⓘ
surface form:
CERN Linac 2
|
| beamCurrent | about 180 mA ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1978 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1973 ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 2018 ⓘ |
| designedEnergy | 50 MeV ⓘ |
| endOfOperation | 2018 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Linac4 ⓘ |
| injectionEnergyToPSB | 50 MeV ⓘ |
| injectionTarget |
Proton Synchrotron
ⓘ
surface form:
CERN Proton Synchrotron
Large Hadron Collider ⓘ Proton Synchrotron Booster ⓘ Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| length | approximately 36 m ⓘ |
| locatedInFacility |
CERN accelerator complex
ⓘ
surface form:
CERN Linear Accelerator complex
|
| location |
CERN Prevessin–Meyrin site
ⓘ
surface form:
CERN Meyrin site
|
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| outputEnergy | 50 MeV ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
CERN
ⓘ
surface form:
European Organization for Nuclear Research
|
| particleType | proton ⓘ |
| partOf |
CERN accelerator complex
ⓘ
CERN accelerator complex ⓘ
surface form:
CERN injector chain
|
| precededBy | Linac1 ⓘ |
| repetitionRate | up to 2 Hz ⓘ |
| replacedComponent | Linac1 as main proton injector ⓘ |
| rfFrequency | 202.56 MHz ⓘ |
| role |
injector for CERN accelerator complex
ⓘ
pre-injector for Proton Synchrotron Booster ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
accelerator physics
ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ |
| shutdownReason | replacement by higher-energy Linac4 ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1978 ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| successorEnergy | 160 MeV (Linac4 output energy) ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Linac4 ⓘ |
| technology | drift-tube linac ⓘ |
| upgradeHistory | underwent several performance upgrades during operation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
LHC proton beams
ⓘ
collider physics experiments ⓘ fixed-target physics experiments ⓘ |
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Subject: Linac2 Description of subject: Linac2 was CERN’s long-serving linear accelerator that pre-accelerated protons for injection into the Proton Synchrotron Booster and the rest of the accelerator complex before being superseded by Linac4.
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