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November 22, 2017

First Accelerated Beam Through Linac 1

On 16th November CLARA reached another significant milestone – accelerating electron beam with Linac 1 for the first time. At the first attempt a beam energy of 48 MeV was…

November 17, 2017

HL-LHC prototype cryomodule completed

The HL-LHC project to increase the luminosity of the LHC met a key milestone this week when the first prototype crab cavity cryomodule for SPS was completed. The cavities included…

November 13, 2017

New doctoral training centre ASHE launched at CI

The Cockcroft Institute has recently been awarded funding for a new doctoral training centre from STFC which had its first kick-off meeting on the 8th November. The Accelerators for Security,…

November 3, 2017

Physicists take their science to the visually impaired

The Cockcroft Institute is delivering a brand-new exhibit to give blind and partially sighted people throughout the UK the opportunity to experience the amazing science of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. Tactile Collider…