Feature Archives – Page 13 of 140

The LS2 vacuum challenge

An exhaustive programme of work spanning mechanical repairs and upgrades prepares the CERN vacuum systems for more luminous beam operations ahead.

Plasmas on target in vacuum science

CERN vacuum experts explore the critical role that surface modification plays in large-scale vacuum systems.

Detail and diligence ensure LS2 progress

CERN’s vacuum groups has completed an intense period of activity during LS2 to prepare the accelerator complex for more luminous operations.

Head of the KIT Vacuum Lab, Christian Day, discusses the importance of an integrated approach to vacuum system development in which modelling, simulation and experimental validation all work in tandem...

Vacuum solutions fuel fusion dreams

ITER vacuum-section leader Robert Pearce describes the latest progress with one of the largest and most complex vacuum systems ever built.

MAX IV: partnership is the key

State-of-the-art ultrahigh-vacuum technologies underpin the 3 GeV electron storage ring of Sweden's MAX IV light source.

Exotic flavours at the FCC

Intriguing hints of deviations from the Standard Model in the flavour sector point towards new physics accessible at a Future Circular Collider.

How the Sun and stars shine

Precise measurements of solar neutrinos have enabled the Borexino experiment to definitively observe the two main fusion reactions in stars.

Linacs to narrow radiotherapy gap

Technology originally developed for high-energy physics is being used to develop a novel medical linear accelerator for radiotherapy in low- and middle-income countries.