Proton Synchrotron Booster
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The Proton Synchrotron Booster is a circular particle accelerator at CERN that increases the energy of protons from the linear accelerator before injecting them into larger synchrotrons in the accelerator complex.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proton Synchrotron Booster canonical | 9 |
| CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster | 3 |
| CERN Proton Synchrotron Injector Complex | 1 |
| ISOLDE facility at PS Booster | 1 |
| Proton Synchrotron | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
circular accelerator
ⓘ
particle accelerator ⓘ synchrotron ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PSB ⓘ |
| accelerates | proton ⓘ |
| beamType | proton beam ⓘ |
| circumference | about 157 m ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1972 ⓘ |
| consistsOf | four superposed synchrotron rings ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| energyRange | from 50 MeV to several GeV ⓘ |
| extractionEnergy | 1.4 GeV ⓘ |
| fedBy |
Linac2
ⓘ
surface form:
Linear Accelerator 2
Linac4 ⓘ
surface form:
Linear Accelerator 4
|
| function |
increase proton beam energy
ⓘ
inject protons into Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
beam diagnostics
ⓘ
beam extraction system ⓘ beam injection system ⓘ radio-frequency cavities ⓘ |
| injectionEnergy | 50 MeV ⓘ |
| injectsInto |
Large Hadron Collider
ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron ⓘ Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Meyrin ⓘ |
| location | CERN ⓘ |
| magnetType |
bending magnets
ⓘ
quadrupole magnets ⓘ |
| numberOfRings | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| owner |
CERN
ⓘ
surface form:
European Organization for Nuclear Research
|
| partOf | CERN accelerator complex ⓘ |
| postUpgradeExtractionEnergy | 2 GeV ⓘ |
| postUpgradeInjectionEnergy | 160 MeV ⓘ |
| preAcceleratorFor |
Large Hadron Collider
ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron ⓘ Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Large Hadron Collider
ⓘ
Proton Synchrotron ⓘ Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| technology | synchrotron acceleration ⓘ |
| upgraded | 2010s ⓘ |
| upgradeProgram |
LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
ⓘ
surface form:
LHC Injectors Upgrade
|
| usedFor |
LHC proton beam preparation
ⓘ
fixed-target experiments ⓘ high-energy physics experiments ⓘ |
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Subject: Proton Synchrotron Booster Description of subject: The Proton Synchrotron Booster is a circular particle accelerator at CERN that increases the energy of protons from the linear accelerator before injecting them into larger synchrotrons in the accelerator complex.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster
subject surface form:
LHC Injectors Upgrade
this entity surface form:
CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster
this entity surface form:
CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster
this entity surface form:
ISOLDE facility at PS Booster
this entity surface form:
CERN Proton Synchrotron Injector Complex