M2 beam line
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M2 beam line canonical | 2 |
| SPS M2 beam line | 1 |
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Target entity: M2 beam line Context triple: [COMPASS, basedAt, M2 beam line]
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A.
Linac2
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protons for injection into the Proton Synchrotron Booster and the rest of the accelerator complex before being superseded by Linac4.
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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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C.
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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LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
The LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) is a major CERN project to modernize and enhance the performance of the accelerator chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider, enabling higher beam intensities and luminosities for future physics runs.
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E.
Compact Linear Collider test facilities
The Compact Linear Collider test facilities are experimental research installations at CERN dedicated to developing and validating technologies for a future high-energy electron–positron linear collider.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: M2 beam line Target entity description: 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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A.
Linac2
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protons for injection into the Proton Synchrotron Booster and the rest of the accelerator complex before being superseded by Linac4.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
The LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) is a major CERN project to modernize and enhance the performance of the accelerator chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider, enabling higher beam intensities and luminosities for future physics runs.
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E.
Compact Linear Collider test facilities
The Compact Linear Collider test facilities are experimental research installations at CERN dedicated to developing and validating technologies for a future high-energy electron–positron linear collider.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accelerator facility component
ⓘ
particle beam line ⓘ |
| abbreviationOfHost | CERN ⓘ |
| application |
hadron structure studies
ⓘ
quantum chromodynamics tests ⓘ spin physics ⓘ |
| beamDeliveryMode |
secondary beam
ⓘ
tertiary beam ⓘ |
| beamEnergySource | 400 GeV SPS proton beam ⓘ |
| beamIntensity | high-intensity ⓘ |
| beamLineNumber | M2 ⓘ |
| beamType |
hadron beam
ⓘ
muon beam ⓘ |
| beamUse | fixed-target experiments ⓘ |
| belongsTo | North Area of SPS ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-intensity beams ⓘ |
| energyRange | high-energy ⓘ |
| hasUserCommunity |
COMPASS
ⓘ
surface form:
COMPASS collaboration
|
| hostLaboratory |
CERN
ⓘ
surface form:
European Organization for Nuclear Research
|
| infrastructureType | fixed-target beam line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
CERN
ⓘ
Meyrin ⓘ
surface form:
Meyrin, Switzerland
|
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| partOf |
Super Proton Synchrotron
ⓘ
surface form:
Super Proton Synchrotron complex
|
| physicsProgram |
charm physics
ⓘ
hadron spectroscopy ⓘ nucleon structure ⓘ |
| primaryBeamSource | SPS proton beam ⓘ |
| primaryExperiment | COMPASS experiment ⓘ |
| producesSecondaryParticles |
hadrons
ⓘ
muons ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
high-energy physics
ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ |
| servesExperiment |
COMPASS experiment
ⓘ
NA58 experiment ⓘ |
| sitedAt |
North Area of CERN SPS
ⓘ
surface form:
CERN North Area experimental hall
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsBeamPolarity |
negative hadron beams
ⓘ
negative muon beams ⓘ positive hadron beams ⓘ positive muon beams ⓘ |
| supportsDetector |
COMPASS experiment
ⓘ
surface form:
COMPASS spectrometer
|
| targetType | fixed target ⓘ |
| usedFor |
search for new hadronic states
ⓘ
test of Standard Model ⓘ |
| usedSince | late 1990s ⓘ |
| usesAccelerator | Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
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Subject: M2 beam line Description of subject: 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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