SPS
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SPS is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider and supports a wide range of physics experiments.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
CERN accelerator complex component
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circular particle accelerator → injector accelerator → synchrotron → |
| abbreviation |
SPS
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| accelerates |
electrons
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heavy ions → positrons → protons → |
| beamEnergyUnit |
gigaelectronvolts (GeV)
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| circumference |
approximately 6.9 km
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| constructionStartDate |
1971
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| country |
Switzerland
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| designedBy |
CERN engineers and physicists
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| designEnergy |
400 GeV
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| energyRange |
up to several hundred GeV
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| feeds |
LHC experiments
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fixed-target experimental areas at CERN → |
| firstBeamYear |
1976
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| fullName |
Super Proton Synchrotron
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| hasBeamType |
high-energy ion beams
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high-intensity proton beams → |
| hasRole |
key injector for the Large Hadron Collider
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| hasTunnel |
underground circular tunnel
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| historicalRole |
former highest-energy proton accelerator in the world
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| injectsInto |
LHC
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| locatedIn |
Meyrin, Switzerland
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| location |
CERN
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| maximumProtonEnergy |
450 GeV
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| notableUse |
injector for SPS-to-LHC proton chain
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source for neutrino beams to experiments outside CERN (historically) → |
| operator |
CERN
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| ownedBy |
CERN
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| partOf |
CERN accelerator complex
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| precedesInChain |
Large Hadron Collider
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| primaryFunction |
injector for the Large Hadron Collider
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| region |
Geneva area
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| servesAsInjectorTo |
Large Hadron Collider
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| shape |
circular
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| status |
operational
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| supports |
a wide range of physics experiments
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fixed-target experiments → neutrino experiments → test-beam experiments → |
| technology |
synchrotron magnet lattice
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| usedFor |
accelerator physics studies
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detector testing → particle physics research → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Super Proton Synchrotron
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abbreviation |
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Super Proton Synchrotron
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alsoKnownAs |
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LEP
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predecessor |