PS

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PS is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN used to boost protons and other particles for physics experiments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf circular accelerator
particle accelerator
synchrotron
abbreviationOf Proton Synchrotron
acceleratesParticle antiproton
electron (via secondary beams and related facilities)
ion
proton
accelerationMethod radio-frequency cavities
country Switzerland
energyType high-energy
field accelerator physics
particle physics
fullName Proton Synchrotron
hasBeamType ion beam
proton beam
secondary particle beams
hasFunction increase particle momentum
provide beams to experimental areas
hasRole intermediate accelerator between low-energy injectors and higher-energy synchrotrons
injectsInto Large Hadron Collider
Super Proton Synchrotron
isPartOf LHC injector chain
surface form: CERN injector chain
location Meyrin
surface form: Meyrin, Switzerland
magnetType bending magnets
focusing magnets
operator CERN
owner CERN
surface form: European Organization for Nuclear Research
partOf CERN accelerator complex
purpose accelerate other particles for physics experiments
boost protons for physics experiments
shape circular
status operational
supportsExperimentType detector calibration
fixed-target experiments
test-beam experiments
usedBy international physics collaborations
usedFor fixed-target experiments
high-energy physics experiments
injector for higher-energy accelerators

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