Proton Synchrotron Booster

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The Proton Synchrotron Booster is a circular particle accelerator at CERN that increases the energy of protons from the linear accelerator before injecting them into larger synchrotrons in the accelerator complex.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf circular accelerator
particle accelerator
synchrotron
abbreviation PSB
accelerates proton
beamType proton beam
circumference about 157 m
commissioned 1972
consistsOf four superposed synchrotron rings
country Switzerland
energyRange from 50 MeV to several GeV
extractionEnergy 1.4 GeV
fedBy Linac2
surface form: Linear Accelerator 2

Linac4
surface form: Linear Accelerator 4
function increase proton beam energy
inject protons into Proton Synchrotron
hasComponent beam diagnostics
beam extraction system
beam injection system
radio-frequency cavities
injectionEnergy 50 MeV
injectsInto Large Hadron Collider
Proton Synchrotron
Super Proton Synchrotron
locatedIn Meyrin
location CERN
magnetType bending magnets
quadrupole magnets
numberOfRings 4
operator CERN
owner CERN
surface form: European Organization for Nuclear Research
partOf CERN accelerator complex
postUpgradeExtractionEnergy 2 GeV
postUpgradeInjectionEnergy 160 MeV
preAcceleratorFor Large Hadron Collider
Proton Synchrotron
Super Proton Synchrotron
relatedTo Large Hadron Collider
Proton Synchrotron
Super Proton Synchrotron
shape circular
status operational
technology synchrotron acceleration
upgraded 2010s
upgradeProgram LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
surface form: LHC Injectors Upgrade
usedFor LHC proton beam preparation
fixed-target experiments
high-energy physics experiments

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Super Proton Synchrotron preInjector Proton Synchrotron Booster
ISOLDE primaryBeamSource Proton Synchrotron Booster
this entity surface form: CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster
LHC injector chain includes Proton Synchrotron Booster
Linac2 injectionTarget Proton Synchrotron Booster
LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) appliesTo Proton Synchrotron Booster
subject surface form: LHC Injectors Upgrade
CERN accelerator complex hasPart Proton Synchrotron Booster
Isotope Separator On-Line Device hostedAt Proton Synchrotron Booster
this entity surface form: CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster
Isotope Separator On-Line Device usesAccelerator Proton Synchrotron Booster
this entity surface form: CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster
Isotope Separator On-Line Device upgradedTo Proton Synchrotron Booster
this entity surface form: ISOLDE facility at PS Booster
LEIR relatedFacility Proton Synchrotron Booster
LIU includesUpgradeOf Proton Synchrotron Booster
LIU project includesUpgradeOf Proton Synchrotron Booster
PSB fullName Proton Synchrotron Booster
PSB partOf Proton Synchrotron Booster
this entity surface form: CERN Proton Synchrotron Injector Complex
PSB feeds Proton Synchrotron Booster
this entity surface form: Proton Synchrotron