Proton Synchrotron Booster

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circular accelerator particle accelerator synchrotron

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.

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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	Linear Accelerator 2 → 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	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 →
usedFor	LHC proton beam preparation → fixed-target experiments → high-energy physics experiments →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
LIU → LIU project →	includesUpgradeOf
LHC Injectors Upgrade →	appliesTo
CERN accelerator complex →	hasPart
Isotope Separator On-Line Device ("CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster") →	hostedAt
LHC injector chain →	includes
Linac2 →	injectionTarget
Super Proton Synchrotron →	preInjector
ISOLDE ("CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster") →	primaryBeamSource
LEIR →	relatedFacility
Isotope Separator On-Line Device ("ISOLDE facility at PS Booster") →	upgradedTo
Isotope Separator On-Line Device ("CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster") →	usesAccelerator