Tag: Run 4

  • LHC High-Intensity Tests paving the way for HiLumi LHC

    LHC High-Intensity Tests paving the way for HiLumi LHC

    During the two days dedicated to LHC high-intensity tests, the accelerator successfully operated with an unprecedented number of high-intensity bunches and provided encouraging results and valuable lessons ahead of the main high-intensity test campaign planned in late-June. Preparatory tests for the LHC high-intensity (HI) period, carried out on 4th to 6th May 2026 marked an important milestone

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  • Towards the challenging Dynamic Aperture goals of Run 4

    Towards the challenging Dynamic Aperture goals of Run 4

    The recent IPAC’23 conference was an ideal opportunity to present and discuss within our community the status of the beam dynamics simulations for Run 4, marking the start of HL-LHC operation. At top energy, proton beams will circulate in the machine for about 10 hours, covering inside the LHC ring about half the distance of

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  • Crystal collimation for the operational ion run in 2023

    Crystal collimation for the operational ion run in 2023

    While the HL-LHC era for proton collisions starts in 2029 with the operational Run 4, the aim is to achieve the target HL heavy-ion performance already in Run 3 following the upgrade of the ALICE experiment during LS2. Thanks to the LHC injector upgrade program successfully completed during LS2, and in particular due to the

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