Antiproton Accumulator
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The Antiproton Accumulator was a storage and cooling ring at CERN designed to collect, cool, and accumulate antiprotons for high-energy proton–antiproton collision experiments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antiproton Accumulator canonical | 1 |
| CERN Antiproton Accumulator | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antiproton storage ring
ⓘ
particle accelerator storage ring ⓘ scientific research facility ⓘ |
| beamType | antiproton beam ⓘ |
| beganOperation | early 1980s ⓘ |
| circumference | approximately 157 m ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1980 ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Antiproton Collector
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Super Proton Synchrotron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
discovery of the W boson
ⓘ
discovery of the Z boson ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | stochastic cooling ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| designedBy | CERN accelerator division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energyRange | several GeV ⓘ |
| field |
accelerator physics
ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ |
| heritage | key component of CERN proton–antiproton program ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Antiproton Decelerator complex after 2000s ⓘ |
| locatedAt | CERN Prévessin site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Geneva
ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Geneva
Meyrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| operatedBy | CERN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Antiproton Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CERN NERFINISHED ⓘ CERN Proton–Antiproton Collider complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
antiproton accumulation
ⓘ
antiproton collection ⓘ antiproton cooling ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Antiproton Decelerator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | circular ring ⓘ |
| shutDown | 2004 ⓘ |
| significance | enabled first proton–antiproton collider at CERN ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| stores |
antiproton beam
ⓘ
antiprotons ⓘ |
| supportedExperiment |
UA1 experiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UA2 experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
collider physics
ⓘ
high-energy physics experiments ⓘ proton–antiproton collision experiments ⓘ |
| usedIn | Super Proton Synchrotron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
radio-frequency systems
ⓘ
stochastic cooling ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CERN Antiproton Accumulator