CERN test beam lines

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CERN test beam lines are specialized experimental facilities that deliver controlled particle beams to test and calibrate detectors and other high-energy physics instrumentation.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
CERN fixed-target physics program 1
H2 beam line 1
H6 beam line 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf particle accelerator facility
test beam facility
accessPolicy allocated via proposal review
open to external users
beamType electron beam
ion beam
kaon beam
muon beam
pion beam
proton beam
energyRange from a few hundred MeV to several hundred GeV
fedBy Proton Synchrotron (PS) NERFINISHED
Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) NERFINISHED
hasInfrastructure beam instrumentation
control rooms
experimental areas with beam lines
radiation shielding
trigger and data acquisition infrastructure
hasPart PS test beam lines
SPS East Area test beam lines NERFINISHED
SPS North Area test beam lines NERFINISHED
locatedIn CERN NERFINISHED
Meyrin, Switzerland NERFINISHED
operatedBy CERN NERFINISHED
partOf CERN accelerator complex NERFINISHED
provides adjustable beam intensity
controlled particle beams
various particle species
well‑defined beam energy
safetyRequirement access control systems
radiation protection rules
supportsExperiment ALICE detector upgrades
ATLAS detector upgrades NERFINISHED
CMS detector upgrades
LHC detector R&D NERFINISHED
LHCb detector upgrades NERFINISHED
medical physics instrumentation R&D
neutrino detector R&D
usedFor R&D on high‑energy physics instrumentation
beam diagnostics development
calorimeter characterization
detector calibration
detector testing
electronics and readout system tests
performance studies of particle detectors
radiation hardness studies
timing detector characterization
tracking detector characterization

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Area of CERN SPS hasBeamLine CERN test beam lines
this entity surface form: H2 beam line
North Area of CERN SPS hasBeamLine CERN test beam lines
this entity surface form: H6 beam line
North Area of CERN SPS hasBeamLine CERN test beam lines
this entity surface form: K12 beam line
CERN accelerator complex hasPart CERN test beam lines
East Area experimental zones isPartOfProgram CERN test beam lines
this entity surface form: CERN fixed-target physics program
North Area of CERN SPS servesExperiment CERN test beam lines
this entity surface form: SHiP test facilities