LEIR

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LEIR (Low Energy Ion Ring) is a CERN accelerator that prepares and accumulates heavy ions at low energies for injection into the Large Hadron Collider.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf CERN accelerator
particle accelerator
synchrotron
acronymOf Low Energy Ion Ring
beamType heavy-ion beam
belongsTo LHC injector chain
surface form: CERN Heavy-Ion Injector Chain
commissionedBy CERN
country Switzerland
energyRange low energy
feedsAccelerator Large Hadron Collider
Proton Synchrotron
fullName Low Energy Ion Ring
function accumulator ring
cooling and stacking of ion beams
hasBeamSpecies Pb54+ ions
hasCoolingMethod electron cooling
stochastic cooling
hasCycleType multi-turn injection and accumulation
hasLatticeType synchrotron ring
injectionEnergyTarget Large Hadron Collider heavy-ion runs
injectsBeamInto LHC injector chain
surface form: LHC heavy-ion injection chain

Proton Synchrotron
locatedIn CERN
Geneva region NERFINISHED
Meyrin
Switzerland
operator CERN
partOf CERN accelerator complex
predecessor Antiproton Decelerator
surface form: Low Energy Antiproton Ring
purpose accumulation of heavy ions at low energy
injection of heavy ions into the LHC
preparation of heavy-ion beams
receivesBeamFrom LINAC3
relatedFacility LINAC3
Large Hadron Collider
Proton Synchrotron Booster
Super Proton Synchrotron
status operational
supportsExperimentType heavy-ion collisions in LHC experiments
upgradeOf Antiproton Decelerator
surface form: Low Energy Antiproton Ring
usedFor A Large Ion Collider Experiment
surface form: LHC heavy-ion physics programme

nucleus–nucleus collision experiments via LHC
usesIonType lead ions

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