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Accelerator complex at CERN
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Abbreviations:
Grey = p (proton)
LH
Large Hadron Collider
Orange = neutrons
SPS
Super Proton Synchrotron
Green = p (antiproton) [with line above letter p]
PS
Proton Synchrotron
Grey | green = proton/antiproton conversion
AD
Antiproton Decelerator
Light blue = neutrinos
CTF3
Clic Test Facility
Brown = electron
CNGS
Cern Neutrinos to Gran Sasso
ISOLDE
Isotope Separator OnLine DEvice
LEIR
Low Energy Ion Ring
LINAC
LINear ACcelerator
n-ToF
Neutrons Time Of Flight
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.
Rights: Christiane Lefevre, CERN
Published:17 September 2009Size: 184.43 KB