CERN accelerator complex
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The CERN accelerator complex is a network of interconnected particle accelerators and beamlines near Geneva that produce and prepare high-energy particle beams for experiments such as those at the Large Hadron Collider.
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Target entity: CERN accelerator complex Context triple: [Linac4, partOf, CERN accelerator complex]
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Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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CERN
CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, renowned for its large particle accelerators and fundamental physics experiments that have led to major discoveries such as the Higgs boson.
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Super Proton Synchrotron
The Super Proton Synchrotron is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves both as a research machine and as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider.
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Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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CERN Large Hadron Collider surface facilities
The CERN Large Hadron Collider surface facilities are the above-ground buildings and infrastructure that support and control the LHC’s particle physics experiments near Geneva.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: CERN accelerator complex Target entity description: The CERN accelerator complex is a network of interconnected particle accelerators and beamlines near Geneva that produce and prepare high-energy particle beams for experiments such as those at the Large Hadron Collider.
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Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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CERN
CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, renowned for its large particle accelerators and fundamental physics experiments that have led to major discoveries such as the Higgs boson.
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C.
Super Proton Synchrotron
The Super Proton Synchrotron is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves both as a research machine and as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider.
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Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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CERN Large Hadron Collider surface facilities
The CERN Large Hadron Collider surface facilities are the above-ground buildings and infrastructure that support and control the LHC’s particle physics experiments near Geneva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
particle accelerator complex
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scientific research infrastructure ⓘ |
| accelerates |
antiprotons (via production and deceleration chains)
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electrons (in specific facilities historically and test setups) ⓘ heavy ions ⓘ protons ⓘ |
| country |
France
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| designFeature |
injector chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider
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interconnected chain of accelerators and transfer lines ⓘ |
| energyRange | from a few MeV to several TeV ⓘ |
| fundedBy | CERN member states ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Antiproton Decelerator
ⓘ
CERN AWAKE experiment beamline ⓘ CERN HiRadMat facility ⓘ CNGS (historical neutrino facility) ⓘ
surface form:
CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso (CNGS) beamline (historical)
Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
surface form:
CERN Proton Synchrotron Experimental Areas
North Area of CERN SPS ⓘ
surface form:
CERN SPS North Area Neutrino Facility (historical)
CERN n_TOF facility ⓘ CERN test beam lines ⓘ ELENA ring ⓘ East Area experimental zones ⓘ ISOLDE ⓘ
surface form:
ISOLDE facility
Large Hadron Collider ⓘ Linac2 ⓘ LINAC3 ⓘ
surface form:
Linac3
Linac4 ⓘ North Area experimental zones ⓘ Proton Synchrotron ⓘ Proton Synchrotron Booster ⓘ Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Geneva ⓘ |
| location |
Meyrin, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
ⓘ
Prévessin-Moëns ⓘ
surface form:
Prévessin-Moëns, Ain, France
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| mainComponent | Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
production of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions in the LHC
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support for discovery of Higgs boson ⓘ |
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
CERN
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surface form:
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
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| partOf |
CERN
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surface form:
CERN laboratory
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| providesBeamsTo |
ALICE experiment
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ATLAS ⓘ
surface form:
ATLAS experiment
CMS experiment ⓘ LHCb ⓘ
surface form:
LHCb experiment
antimatter experiments ⓘ detector test facilities ⓘ fixed-target experiments ⓘ neutrino experiments ⓘ nuclear physics experiments ⓘ |
| purpose |
high-energy physics research
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particle physics experiments ⓘ production and preparation of particle beams ⓘ |
| startDate | 1950s (initial accelerators) ⓘ |
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Subject: CERN accelerator complex Description of subject: The CERN accelerator complex is a network of interconnected particle accelerators and beamlines near Geneva that produce and prepare high-energy particle beams for experiments such as those at the Large Hadron Collider.
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