CERN

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European intergovernmental organization particle physics laboratory physics research organization

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European intergovernmental organization → particle physics laboratory → physics research organization →
abbreviation	CERN →
borderStraddling	France–Switzerland border →
country	France → Switzerland →
discovered	Higgs boson → W boson → Z boson →
employs	computer scientist → engineer → physicist →
fieldOfWork	accelerator physics → computing for physics → high‑energy physics → nuclear physics → particle physics →
formerName	Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire →
foundingDate	1954 →
foundingTreaty	Convention for the Establishment of a European Organization for Nuclear Research →
fullName	European Organization for Nuclear Research →
hasBudget	multi‑billion Swiss francs per year →
headquartersLocation	Meyrin, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland →
hostsExperiment	ALICE → ATLAS → CMS → COMPASS → ISOLDE → LHCb → LHCf → MoEDAL → NA62 → TOTEM →
knownFor	development of the World Wide Web → discovery of the Higgs boson → fundamental physics experiments → large particle accelerators →
language	English → French →
locatedNear	Geneva, Switzerland →
memberOf	European Research Area →
mission	to provide particle accelerators and infrastructure for high‑energy physics research →
numberOfMemberStates	23 →
operates	Antiproton Decelerator → Compact Linear Collider test facilities → Large Hadron Collider → Linac4 → Proton Synchrotron → Super Proton Synchrotron →
website	https://home.cern →

Referenced by (219)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antiproton Decelerator → Antiproton Decelerator → CERN LHC Run 2 era → CERN Large Hadron Collider surface facilities → CERN Prevessin–Meyrin site → CERN accelerator complex → CNGS → Compact Linear Collider test facilities → ELENA ring → HRS high-resolution separator → High-Luminosity LHC → LEIR → LHC Run 3 → LINAC3 → LIU → LIU project → Large Hadron Collider → Linac2 → Linac4 → M2 beam line → North Area experimental zones ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → North Area experimental zones → PS → Proton Synchrotron → Proton Synchrotron Booster → Run 3 (2022– ) → Super Proton Synchrotron → Super Proton Synchrotron →	operator
A Large Ion Collider Experiment → AEgIS experiment → ATRAP experiment → Antiproton Decelerator → Compact Linear Collider test facilities → ELENA ring → FASER → Forward Multiplicity Detector → GBAR experiment → ISOLDE → Isotope Separator On-Line Device → LEIR → LEP → LHC Run 3 → LHC injector chain → LINAC3 → Large Hadron Collider → Linac4 → M2 beam line → NA61/SHINE → NA62 → North Area experimental zones → Photon Spectrometer → Point 5 of the LHC ring → Proton Synchrotron → Super Proton Synchrotron → VELO →	locatedIn
A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS → ALICE → ALICE experiment → ASACUSA experiment → ATLAS → CMS → CMS experiment → COMPASS → ForwArd Search ExpeRiment → Gigatracker beam spectrometer → HRS high-resolution separator → High-Luminosity LHC → Inner Tracking System → LHCb → Muon Spectrometer → RICH detector (NA62) → SND@LHC → TOTEM ("CERN, Geneva, Switzerland") → TOTal Elastic and diffractive cross section Measurement → Transition Radiation Detector →	locatedAt
ALPHA experiment → Antiproton Decelerator → BASE experiment → CERN LHC Run 2 era ("CERN, Geneva region, Switzerland–France border") → CLIC → CNGS → Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy → LHC Injectors Upgrade ("CERN, Geneva region, Switzerland") → LIU ("CERN, Geneva, Switzerland") → LIU project → Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC → Proton Synchrotron Booster → Run 3 (2022– ) → Super Proton Synchrotron → UA1 experiment → UA2 experiment →	location
A Large Ion Collider Experiment → AEgIS experiment → ALICE → ALPHA experiment ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → ASACUSA experiment → ATLAS → ATRAP experiment → Arm1 detector → Arm2 detector → BASE experiment → CLIC ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → CMS ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → MoEDAL → TOTal Elastic and diffractive cross section Measurement →	hostOrganization
CERN Beams Department → Carlo Rubbia → Giuseppe Cocconi → Jamie Boyd → Lew Kowarski ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → Robert Cailliau → Robert Cailliau → Simon van der Meer → Tim Berners-Lee →	employer
A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS → INSPIRE-HEP → ISOLDE → Isotope Separator On-Line Device → LHCb → LHCf → Linac1 → NA48 → NA61/SHINE →	operatedBy
COMPASS ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → ForwArd Search ExpeRiment → ISOLDE → LHC Run 3 ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC → RICH detector (NA62) → TOTEM → UA1 experiment ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") →	hostInstitution
CNGS → FASER → LEP → M2 beam line ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → NA48 → NA61/SHINE ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → SND@LHC → UA2 experiment ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") →	hostLaboratory
CERN Beams Department → CERN Prevessin–Meyrin site ("CERN laboratory") → CERN Prevessin–Meyrin site ("CERN Franco–Swiss campus network") → CERN Research Board → CERN accelerator complex ("CERN laboratory") → East Area experimental zones → North Area of CERN SPS →	partOf
Arena → Gigatracker beam spectrometer → Nexus → World Wide Web →	developedAt
Geneva metropolitan area → Meyrin ("CERN main campus") → Meyrin ("CERN administrative headquarters") → Meyrin →	hosts
Arm1 detector → Arm2 detector → Linac1 → MoEDAL →	locatedInFacility
CERN Prevessin–Meyrin site ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → CERN accelerator complex ("European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)") → Linac2 ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → Super Proton Synchrotron →	ownedBy
Compact Linear Collider test facilities ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → Robert Cailliau ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → Robert Cailliau →	affiliation
Arena → CERN httpd → WorldWideWeb →	developer
ALICE experiment → CMS experiment → Inner Tracking System →	hostFacility
European Southern Observatory → Laboratory for Nuclear Science →	collaboratesWith
LEIR → LINAC3 →	commissionedBy
Higgs boson → Z boson →	discoveredAt
Prévessin-Moëns → Saint-Genis-Pouilly →	locatedNear
PS ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") → Proton Synchrotron Booster ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") →	owner
GBAR experiment → LHC Injectors Upgrade →	sponsor
Carlo Rubbia → Giuseppe Cocconi →	workLocation
Jamie Boyd → Robert Cailliau →	workplace
CERN →	abbreviation
M2 beam line →	abbreviationOfHost
Jamie Boyd →	basedAt
Forward Multiplicity Detector ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") →	collaboration
CNGS →	constructionOrganization
WorldWideWeb →	creatorAffiliation
ATLAS ("ROOT") →	dataFormat
Super Proton Synchrotron →	designedBy
Z boson →	discoveredBy
WorldWideWeb →	firstReleaseLocation
CERN ("Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire") →	formerName
CERN ("Convention for the Establishment of a European Organization for Nuclear Research") →	foundingTreaty
CERN ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") →	fullName
CMS experiment →	governingBody
Meyrin ("CERN Globe of Science and Innovation") →	hasLandmark
Enquire (software) →	institutionalAffiliation
Geneva →	isSeatOf
VELO →	laboratory
Enquire (software) →	locationOfCreation
CERN httpd →	maintainedBy
Drell–Yan processes →	measuredAt
Robert Cailliau →	memberOf
UA1 experiment →	organization
CERN Research Board ("European Organization for Nuclear Research") →	parentOrganization
France–Switzerland border →	passesThroughFacility
CLIC →	proposedAt
Jamie Boyd →	researchInstitution
Nexus →	sourceCodeReleasedBy
CERN httpd →	usedAt
W boson →	wasDiscoveredAt
Victor F. Weisskopf →	workedAt