CERN accelerator complex

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particle accelerator complex scientific research infrastructure

The CERN accelerator complex is a network of interconnected particle accelerators and beamlines near Geneva that produce and prepare high-energy particle beams for experiments such as those at the Large Hadron Collider.

Aliases (2)

CERN Linear Accelerator complex ×1
CERN injector chain ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	particle accelerator complex → scientific research infrastructure →
accelerates	antiprotons (via production and deceleration chains) → electrons (in specific facilities historically and test setups) → heavy ions → protons →
country	France → Switzerland →
designFeature	injector chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider → interconnected chain of accelerators and transfer lines →
energyRange	from a few MeV to several TeV →
fundedBy	CERN member states →
hasPart	Antiproton Decelerator → CERN AWAKE experiment beamline → CERN HiRadMat facility → CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso (CNGS) beamline (historical) → CERN Proton Synchrotron Experimental Areas → CERN SPS North Area Neutrino Facility (historical) → CERN n_TOF facility → CERN test beam lines → ELENA ring → East Area experimental zones → ISOLDE facility → Large Hadron Collider → Linac2 → Linac3 → Linac4 → North Area experimental zones → Proton Synchrotron → Proton Synchrotron Booster → Super Proton Synchrotron →
locatedNear	Geneva →
location	Meyrin, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland → Prévessin-Moëns, Ain, France →
mainComponent	Large Hadron Collider →
notableAchievement	production of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions in the LHC → support for discovery of Higgs boson →
operator	CERN →
ownedBy	European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) →
partOf	CERN laboratory →
providesBeamsTo	ALICE experiment → ATLAS experiment → CMS experiment → LHCb experiment → antimatter experiments → detector test facilities → fixed-target experiments → neutrino experiments → nuclear physics experiments →
purpose	high-energy physics research → particle physics experiments → production and preparation of particle beams →
startDate	1950s (initial accelerators) →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antiproton Decelerator → Antiproton Decelerator → CERN Large Hadron Collider surface facilities → CERN Prevessin–Meyrin site → ELENA ring → High-Luminosity LHC → LEIR → LHC Injectors Upgrade → LHC injector chain → LINAC3 → LIU → Linac1 → Linac2 ("CERN injector chain") → Linac2 → Linac4 → North Area experimental zones → PS → Proton Synchrotron → Proton Synchrotron Booster → Super Proton Synchrotron → Super Proton Synchrotron →	partOf
Linac2 ("CERN Linear Accelerator complex") →	locatedInFacility
CERN LHC Run 2 era →	usedInjectorComplex