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Accelerator complex at CERN

Arrows: | Abbreviations: |
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Grey = p (proton) | LH |
Orange = neutrons | SPS |
Green = p (antiproton) [with line above letter p] | PS |
Grey | green = proton/antiproton conversion | AD |
Light blue = neutrinos | CTF3 |
Brown = electron | CNGS |
ISOLDE | |
LEIR | |
LINAC | |
n-ToF |
The accelerator complex at CERN is a succession of machines that can accelerate positively charged protons and lead ions to extremely high energies before allowing them to collide head on.