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AWAKE achieves first ever acceleration of electrons in a proton-driven plasma wave
In a paper published today in the journal Nature, the AWAKE collaboration at CERN reports the first ever successful acceleration of electrons using a wave generated by protons zipping through a plasma.
LHC Report: first acceleration of partially stripped ions
The LHC has just come out of a successful week of machine development (MD), used to carry out studies covering a wide spectrum of topics
HIE-ISOLDE’s Phase 2 reaches completion
The HIE-ISOLDE project is on its way to providing radioactive nuclei at higher energies than before
LHC accelerates its first “atoms”
Lead "atoms" with a single remaining electron swirl around the Large Hadron Collider
LHC Report: Back in production
At 2.02 p.m. on Saturday, 7 July, the last fill of the special physics run was dumped, ready for standard physics to resume
LHC report: Investing in the future
The latest Machine Development period ended on early Monday morning, 18 June, after six days of intensive studies of the LHC accelerator
Major work starts to boost the luminosity of the LHC
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is officially entering a new stage. Today, a ground-breaking ceremony at CERN celebrates the start of the civil-engineering work for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC): a new milestone in CERN’s history.
LHC Report: Standing strong through the storms
As I write this report, the integrated luminosity counter for ATLAS and CMS is at 23.1 fb-1, exceeding our goal of around 18 fb-1