Super Proton Synchrotron
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The Super Proton Synchrotron is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves both as a research machine and as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider.
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Target entity: Super Proton Synchrotron Context triple: [CERN, operates, Super Proton Synchrotron]
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Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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CERN
CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, renowned for its large particle accelerators and fundamental physics experiments that have led to major discoveries such as the Higgs boson.
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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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Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
The Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory was a key Manhattan Project research center at the University of Chicago where scientists developed nuclear reactor technology and laid the groundwork for the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
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Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Super Proton Synchrotron Target entity description: The Super Proton Synchrotron is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves both as a research machine and as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider.
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Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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CERN
CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, renowned for its large particle accelerators and fundamental physics experiments that have led to major discoveries such as the Higgs boson.
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C.
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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Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
The Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory was a key Manhattan Project research center at the University of Chicago where scientists developed nuclear reactor technology and laid the groundwork for the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
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E.
Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
circular particle accelerator
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injector accelerator ⓘ research infrastructure ⓘ synchrotron ⓘ |
| acceleratesParticle |
electrons (historically via secondary beams)
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heavy ions ⓘ protons ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | SPS ⓘ |
| circumference |
approximately 6.9 kilometres
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approximately 7 kilometres ⓘ |
| colliderOperationEnergy | up to 315 GeV per beam (historical proton–antiproton collider mode) ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| country |
France
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| designedBy | CERN ⓘ |
| energyType | proton accelerator ⓘ |
| firstBeamDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| hostsExperiment |
CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
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COMPASS ⓘ NA61/SHINE ⓘ NA62 ⓘ |
| injectionEnergyToLHC | 450 GeV ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
CERN
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canton of Geneva ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Geneva
Franco–Swiss border region ⓘ Meyrin ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| magnetType | conventional electromagnets ⓘ |
| maximumProtonEnergy | 450 GeV ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a key injector for the LHC
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historically serving as a proton–antiproton collider ⓘ |
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| partOf | CERN accelerator complex ⓘ |
| preInjector |
Proton Synchrotron
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Proton Synchrotron Booster ⓘ |
| previousRole |
injector for the Intersecting Storage Rings
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injector for the Large Electron–Positron Collider ⓘ |
| servesAsInjectorFor |
Large Hadron Collider
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Super Proton Synchrotron fixed-target experiments ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successorAsMainColliderAtCERN | Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| tunnelDepth | approximately 40 metres underground ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accelerator physics research
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fixed-target experiments ⓘ heavy-ion physics ⓘ neutrino beam production ⓘ test beams for detector development ⓘ |
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Subject: Super Proton Synchrotron Description of subject: The Super Proton Synchrotron is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves both as a research machine and as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider.
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