M4 beam line
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The M4 beam line is a particle beam transport line at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron North Area, used to deliver high-energy beams to experimental facilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| M4 beam line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M4 beam line Context triple: [North Area of CERN SPS, hasBeamLine, M4 beam line]
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M2 beam line
M2 beam line is a high-energy particle beam facility at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron used to deliver intense hadron and muon beams for fixed-target experiments such as COMPASS.
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K6 beam line
The K6 beam line is a dedicated particle beam transport line in CERN’s SPS North Area used to deliver high-energy secondary beams to experimental facilities.
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T2 beam line
The T2 beam line is a particle beam transport line in CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) North Area used to deliver high-energy beams to experimental facilities.
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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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CERN AWAKE experiment beamline
The CERN AWAKE experiment beamline is a dedicated facility at CERN that studies proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration to develop next-generation high-gradient particle accelerators.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M4 beam line Target entity description: The M4 beam line is a particle beam transport line at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron North Area, used to deliver high-energy beams to experimental facilities.
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A.
M2 beam line
M2 beam line is a high-energy particle beam facility at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron used to deliver intense hadron and muon beams for fixed-target experiments such as COMPASS.
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B.
K6 beam line
The K6 beam line is a dedicated particle beam transport line in CERN’s SPS North Area used to deliver high-energy secondary beams to experimental facilities.
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C.
T2 beam line
The T2 beam line is a particle beam transport line in CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) North Area used to deliver high-energy beams to experimental facilities.
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D.
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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E.
CERN AWAKE experiment beamline
The CERN AWAKE experiment beamline is a dedicated facility at CERN that studies proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration to develop next-generation high-gradient particle accelerators.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accelerator beam line
ⓘ
particle beam transport line ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
North Area experimental targets
ⓘ
SPS extraction line ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| energyRange | high-energy SPS beam energies ⓘ |
| environment | underground accelerator tunnel ⓘ |
| fedBy | Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviationContext | M4 is a designation within the SPS North Area beam lines ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
beam diagnostics
ⓘ
beam dumps ⓘ beam instrumentation ⓘ collimators ⓘ dipole magnets ⓘ magnets ⓘ quadrupole magnets ⓘ vacuum system ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
deliver high-energy beams to experimental facilities
ⓘ
transport particle beams from SPS extraction to experimental areas ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | fixed-target beam line ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
North Area of CERN SPS
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surface form:
SPS North Area experimental hall
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| hasPurpose |
distribute SPS beam to multiple experimental stations
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provide configurable beam conditions for experiments ⓘ |
| locatedIn | CERN ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
CERN Technology Department
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surface form:
CERN Accelerator and Technology Sector
CERN Beams Department ⓘ |
| ownedBy | CERN ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Area of CERN SPS
ⓘ
surface form:
CERN North Area
North Area of CERN SPS ⓘ
surface form:
Super Proton Synchrotron North Area
|
| physicsFacility | SPS North Area ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
H2 beam line
ⓘ
H4 beam line ⓘ M2 beam line ⓘ M3 beam line ⓘ |
| safetyStandard |
CERN accelerator safety procedures
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CERN radiation protection rules ⓘ |
| supportsExperimentType |
detector R&D
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hadron physics experiments ⓘ |
| usedBy |
CMS Collaboration
ⓘ
surface form:
CERN experimental collaborations
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| usedFor |
fixed-target experiments
ⓘ
particle physics experiments ⓘ test-beam experiments ⓘ |
| usesBeamType |
high-energy proton beam
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secondary particle beam ⓘ |
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Subject: M4 beam line Description of subject: The M4 beam line is a particle beam transport line at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron North Area, used to deliver high-energy beams to experimental facilities.
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