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protons for injection into the Proton Synchrotron Booster and the rest of the accelerator complex before being superseded by Linac4.

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Linac2 canonical 4
LINAC2 3
CERN Linac 2 1

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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Linac4 replaces Linac2
LHC injector chain includes Linac2
this entity surface form: LINAC2
LHC injector chain startPoint Linac2
this entity surface form: LINAC2
Linac2 alsoKnownAs Linac2
this entity surface form: CERN Linac 2
Proton Synchrotron Booster fedBy Linac2
this entity surface form: Linear Accelerator 2
Linac1 predecessorOf Linac2
Linac1 successor Linac2
PSB previousInjector Linac2
this entity surface form: LINAC2