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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proton Synchrotron Booster canonical | 9 |
| CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster | 3 |
| CERN Proton Synchrotron Injector Complex | 1 |
| ISOLDE facility at PS Booster | 1 |
| Proton Synchrotron | 1 |
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Target entity: Proton Synchrotron Booster Context triple: [Super Proton Synchrotron, preInjector, Proton Synchrotron Booster]
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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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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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CERN accelerator complex
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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Antiproton Decelerator
The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Proton Synchrotron Booster Target entity description: 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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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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B.
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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CERN accelerator complex
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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Antiproton Decelerator
The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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
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surface form:
Linear Accelerator 2
Linac4 ⓘ
surface form:
Linear Accelerator 4
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| function |
increase proton beam energy
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inject protons into Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
beam diagnostics
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beam extraction system ⓘ beam injection system ⓘ radio-frequency cavities ⓘ |
| injectionEnergy | 50 MeV ⓘ |
| injectsInto |
Large Hadron Collider
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Proton Synchrotron ⓘ Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Meyrin ⓘ |
| location | CERN ⓘ |
| magnetType |
bending magnets
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quadrupole magnets ⓘ |
| numberOfRings | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| owner |
CERN
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surface form:
European Organization for Nuclear Research
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| partOf | CERN accelerator complex ⓘ |
| postUpgradeExtractionEnergy | 2 GeV ⓘ |
| postUpgradeInjectionEnergy | 160 MeV ⓘ |
| preAcceleratorFor |
Large Hadron Collider
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Proton Synchrotron ⓘ Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Large Hadron Collider
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Proton Synchrotron ⓘ Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| technology | synchrotron acceleration ⓘ |
| upgraded | 2010s ⓘ |
| upgradeProgram |
LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
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surface form:
LHC Injectors Upgrade
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| usedFor |
LHC proton beam preparation
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fixed-target experiments ⓘ high-energy physics experiments ⓘ |
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Subject: Proton Synchrotron Booster Description of subject: 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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