CERN Super Proton Synchrotron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/CERN_Super_Proton_Synchrotron
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf particle physics experiment
synchrotron accelerator
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SPS
gptkbp:acceleration gptkb:protons
gptkb:heavy_ions
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:CERN
gptkbp:commissioned 1976
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1971
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:diameter 6.9 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:W_boson
gptkb:Z_boson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CERN Super Proton Synchrotron
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Meyrin,_Switzerland
gptkbp:location gptkb:CERN
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:UA1_experiment
gptkb:UA2_experiment
gptkb:WA_experiments
gptkbp:powerSource 450 GeV
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:CERN_Proton_Synchrotron
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Large_Hadron_Collider
gptkbp:tunnelDepth 7 m underground
gptkbp:usedFor fixed-target experiments
injector for Large Hadron Collider
collider experiments
gptkbp:website https://home.cern/science/accelerators/super-proton-synchrotron
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CERN_accelerator_complex
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5