The result is based on over 300 inverse femtobarns of proton–proton collision data, which is equivalent to 30 000 trillion collisions

The LHC has successfully reached the nominal performance required for Run 3, marking an important milestone in the 2026 physics programme. It has now entered a special run with a reduced number of collisions per bunch crossing

Dedicated HiLumi LHC beam test runs are currently taking place in the LHC injectors – a crucial step to guarantee that the HiLumi LHC can operate at peak performance from the very start of physics running, in 2030

Every day counts, so the LHC operations teams have mapped out a precise sequence of running phases to maximise the physics output during the machine’s final months

The final physics season at the LHC has just kicked off! The experiments will record collisions until the end of June, when work will begin on transforming the machine into a high-luminosity accelerator.

Many activities are currently progressing across the accelerator chain as the complex moves steadily towards full operation

Beam commissioning is progressing well in CERN’s accelerator complex, with beams already at the gates of the SPS

Linac4 and the PS Booster have already completed their standalone beam commissioning successfully and have handed over the baton to the PS

The 2025 run was successfully completed on 8 December at 6.00 a.m., signalling the start of the year-end technical stop for the LHC and the injector complex

With only three weeks left until CERN’s annual closure, the end of the 2025 run is approaching fast. In less than two weeks, all the beams throughout the accelerator complex will be stopped

The 2025 LHC proton run has come to a close, with record performance delivered to all experiments. The LHC now gears up for the upcoming lead-ion run

“Stable" particle beams are back in the LHC machine, marking the start of the 2025 physics data-taking campaign