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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instanceOf particle accelerator complex
scientific research infrastructure
accelerates antiprotons (via production and deceleration chains)
electrons (in specific facilities historically and test setups)
heavy ions
protons
country France
Switzerland
designFeature injector chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider
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
mainComponent Large Hadron Collider
notableAchievement production of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions in the LHC
support for discovery of Higgs boson
operator CERN
ownedBy CERN
surface form: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
partOf CERN
surface form: CERN laboratory
providesBeamsTo ALICE experiment
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
particle physics experiments
production and preparation of particle beams
startDate 1950s (initial accelerators)

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Super Proton Synchrotron partOf CERN accelerator complex
Proton Synchrotron partOf CERN accelerator complex
Antiproton Decelerator partOf CERN accelerator complex
CERN Large Hadron Collider surface facilities partOf CERN accelerator complex
LHC injector chain partOf CERN accelerator complex
Linac2 partOf CERN accelerator complex
this entity surface form: CERN injector chain
Linac2 partOf CERN accelerator complex
Linac2 locatedInFacility CERN accelerator complex
this entity surface form: CERN Linear Accelerator complex
LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) partOf CERN accelerator complex
subject surface form: LHC Injectors Upgrade
Proton Synchrotron Booster partOf CERN accelerator complex
SPS partOf CERN accelerator complex
subject surface form: Super Proton Synchrotron
CERN LHC Run 2 era usedInjectorComplex CERN accelerator complex
High-Luminosity LHC partOf CERN accelerator complex
PS partOf CERN accelerator complex
AD partOf CERN accelerator complex
subject surface form: Antiproton Decelerator
ELENA ring partOf CERN accelerator complex
CERN Prevessin–Meyrin site partOf CERN accelerator complex
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LINAC3 partOf CERN accelerator complex
LIU partOf CERN accelerator complex
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CERN test beam lines partOf CERN accelerator complex
CERN HiRadMat facility partOf CERN accelerator complex
PSB locatedIn CERN accelerator complex
CMS surface assembly hall partOf CERN accelerator complex
this entity surface form: CERN accelerator complex infrastructure
LHC insertion region for CMS designedBy CERN accelerator complex
this entity surface form: CERN accelerator sector
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this entity surface form: CERN accelerator complex experimental areas
T2 beam line acceleratorComplex CERN accelerator complex
this entity surface form: CERN SPS complex
EHN3 hostedBy CERN accelerator complex
K6 beam line partOf CERN accelerator complex
OPERA distanceFromSource CERN accelerator complex
this entity surface form: CERN SPS complex
EHN4 partOf CERN accelerator complex
K2 beam line partOf CERN accelerator complex
M6 beam line partOf CERN accelerator complex
T4 beam line partOf CERN accelerator complex
CERN Technology Department serves CERN accelerator complex
CERN Experimental Physics Department uses CERN accelerator complex
CERN Experimental Areas group usesFacility CERN accelerator complex
ELENA partOf CERN accelerator complex
Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring partOf CERN accelerator complex
LHC Run 4 partOf CERN accelerator complex
CERN data centre dataFrom CERN accelerator complex
this entity surface form: CERN accelerators
CERN control centre partOf CERN accelerator complex
subject surface form: CERN Control Centre
Low Energy Ion Ring partOf CERN accelerator complex