CERN-made #HiLumiLHC quadrupoles ready for installation 💫
The completion of these new quadrupole magnets marks the culmination of more than three decades of research and development in niobium-tin (Nb₃Sn) superconducting magnet technology.
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The completion of these new quadrupole magnets marks the culmination of more than three decades of research and development in niobium-tin (Nb₃Sn) superconducting magnet technology.
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October 28, 2026 at 9:32 AM
CERN-made #HiLumiLHC quadrupoles ready for installation 💫
The completion of these new quadrupole magnets marks the culmination of more than three decades of research and development in niobium-tin (Nb₃Sn) superconducting magnet technology.
Read more: home.cern/cern-made-hi...
The completion of these new quadrupole magnets marks the culmination of more than three decades of research and development in niobium-tin (Nb₃Sn) superconducting magnet technology.
Read more: home.cern/cern-made-hi...
The journey of a magnet back to the surface 🧲
Here we see a 11.5 metres-long magnet weighing 23 tonnes, travelling underground, before being lifted 56 metres to the surface through the ALICE Experiment.
Find out more about the road to #HiLumiLHC: home.cern/science/long...
Here we see a 11.5 metres-long magnet weighing 23 tonnes, travelling underground, before being lifted 56 metres to the surface through the ALICE Experiment.
Find out more about the road to #HiLumiLHC: home.cern/science/long...
October 27, 2026 at 8:33 AM
The journey of a magnet back to the surface 🧲
Here we see a 11.5 metres-long magnet weighing 23 tonnes, travelling underground, before being lifted 56 metres to the surface through the ALICE Experiment.
Find out more about the road to #HiLumiLHC: home.cern/science/long...
Here we see a 11.5 metres-long magnet weighing 23 tonnes, travelling underground, before being lifted 56 metres to the surface through the ALICE Experiment.
Find out more about the road to #HiLumiLHC: home.cern/science/long...
Incredible views underground, as teams are carrying out the complex work needed to prepare the CMS detector at @cern for the High-Luminosity era.
📷 Andres Delannoy
#particlephysics #scienceinaction #HiLumiLHC
📷 Andres Delannoy
#particlephysics #scienceinaction #HiLumiLHC
October 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Incredible views underground, as teams are carrying out the complex work needed to prepare the CMS detector at @cern for the High-Luminosity era.
📷 Andres Delannoy
#particlephysics #scienceinaction #HiLumiLHC
📷 Andres Delannoy
#particlephysics #scienceinaction #HiLumiLHC
Predicting the economic impact of the #HiLumiLHC 📈
The upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider is expected to return nearly twice its cost to society.
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📸 Cédric Favero/CERN 2025 Photowalk
The upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider is expected to return nearly twice its cost to society.
Read more: home.cern/predicting-t...
📸 Cédric Favero/CERN 2025 Photowalk
September 24, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Predicting the economic impact of the #HiLumiLHC 📈
The upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider is expected to return nearly twice its cost to society.
Read more: home.cern/predicting-t...
📸 Cédric Favero/CERN 2025 Photowalk
The upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider is expected to return nearly twice its cost to society.
Read more: home.cern/predicting-t...
📸 Cédric Favero/CERN 2025 Photowalk
Preparing the road to #HiLumiLHC 💫
The @cmsexperiment.bsky.social is installing the new electronic system for the Drift Tube (DT) chambers, after multiple years of designing and building them.
Find out more: home.cern/science/long...
The @cmsexperiment.bsky.social is installing the new electronic system for the Drift Tube (DT) chambers, after multiple years of designing and building them.
Find out more: home.cern/science/long...
September 23, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Preparing the road to #HiLumiLHC 💫
The @cmsexperiment.bsky.social is installing the new electronic system for the Drift Tube (DT) chambers, after multiple years of designing and building them.
Find out more: home.cern/science/long...
The @cmsexperiment.bsky.social is installing the new electronic system for the Drift Tube (DT) chambers, after multiple years of designing and building them.
Find out more: home.cern/science/long...
The disconnection of the LHC has begun 🧲
Work has begun to disconnect the focusing magnets on either side of the @atlasexperiment.bsky.social and @cmsexperiment.bsky.social, a key step on the road to the #HiLumiLHC.
Read more about it: home.cern/the-disconne...
Work has begun to disconnect the focusing magnets on either side of the @atlasexperiment.bsky.social and @cmsexperiment.bsky.social, a key step on the road to the #HiLumiLHC.
Read more about it: home.cern/the-disconne...
September 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The disconnection of the LHC has begun 🧲
Work has begun to disconnect the focusing magnets on either side of the @atlasexperiment.bsky.social and @cmsexperiment.bsky.social, a key step on the road to the #HiLumiLHC.
Read more about it: home.cern/the-disconne...
Work has begun to disconnect the focusing magnets on either side of the @atlasexperiment.bsky.social and @cmsexperiment.bsky.social, a key step on the road to the #HiLumiLHC.
Read more about it: home.cern/the-disconne...
Welcome to the September/October edition of CERN Courier 💫
This issue reports on the projected socioeconomic returns of the #HiLumiLHC, on a first-principles computation of the strong coupling, and much more.
Read more: cerncourier.com
This issue reports on the projected socioeconomic returns of the #HiLumiLHC, on a first-principles computation of the strong coupling, and much more.
Read more: cerncourier.com
September 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Welcome to the September/October edition of CERN Courier 💫
This issue reports on the projected socioeconomic returns of the #HiLumiLHC, on a first-principles computation of the strong coupling, and much more.
Read more: cerncourier.com
This issue reports on the projected socioeconomic returns of the #HiLumiLHC, on a first-principles computation of the strong coupling, and much more.
Read more: cerncourier.com
CERN launches its new public events season 💫
At a time when CERN is preparing for the #HiLumiLHC, the new public events season named Faisceaux d’avenir (Beams of Tomorrow), looks to the future of science and explores its connections with society.
🔗 voisins.cern/en/faisceaux-davenir/
At a time when CERN is preparing for the #HiLumiLHC, the new public events season named Faisceaux d’avenir (Beams of Tomorrow), looks to the future of science and explores its connections with society.
🔗 voisins.cern/en/faisceaux-davenir/
September 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
CERN launches its new public events season 💫
At a time when CERN is preparing for the #HiLumiLHC, the new public events season named Faisceaux d’avenir (Beams of Tomorrow), looks to the future of science and explores its connections with society.
🔗 voisins.cern/en/faisceaux-davenir/
At a time when CERN is preparing for the #HiLumiLHC, the new public events season named Faisceaux d’avenir (Beams of Tomorrow), looks to the future of science and explores its connections with society.
🔗 voisins.cern/en/faisceaux-davenir/
After decades of research and development, the advanced accelerator magnets and detector components we're producing for the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider at @cern.bsky.social are nearing completion. #HiLumiLHC
High-Luminosity LHC Upgrade Gains Momentum at Brookhaven Lab
Brookhaven Lab's accelerator and detector contributions to the High-Luminosity LHC reach major milestones
www.bnl.gov
September 15, 2026 at 9:13 AM
After decades of research and development, the advanced accelerator magnets and detector components we're producing for the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider at @cern.bsky.social are nearing completion. #HiLumiLHC
Our accelerator and detector contributions to the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider at @cern.bsky.social have reached major milestones. #HiLumiLHC
High-Luminosity LHC Upgrade Gains Momentum at Brookhaven Lab
Brookhaven Lab’s accelerator and detector contributions to the High-Luminosity LHC reach major milestones
www.bnl.gov
September 7, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Our accelerator and detector contributions to the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider at @cern.bsky.social have reached major milestones. #HiLumiLHC
Exceptional transport operations to make way for #HiLumiLHC 💫
The first two massive components of the Large Hadron Collider (#LHC) have been removed from the accelerator tunnel following a complex handling operation.
Find out more: home.cern/exceptional-...
The first two massive components of the Large Hadron Collider (#LHC) have been removed from the accelerator tunnel following a complex handling operation.
Find out more: home.cern/exceptional-...
September 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Exceptional transport operations to make way for #HiLumiLHC 💫
The first two massive components of the Large Hadron Collider (#LHC) have been removed from the accelerator tunnel following a complex handling operation.
Find out more: home.cern/exceptional-...
The first two massive components of the Large Hadron Collider (#LHC) have been removed from the accelerator tunnel following a complex handling operation.
Find out more: home.cern/exceptional-...
The #HiLumiLHC is gaining momentum here at Brookhaven Lab.
Our accelerator magnets are currently undergoing a full-scale test at @cern.bsky.social, and we've shipped 10% of the detector components we're developing for the ATLAS experiment.
https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=223081
Our accelerator magnets are currently undergoing a full-scale test at @cern.bsky.social, and we've shipped 10% of the detector components we're developing for the ATLAS experiment.
https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=223081
September 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The #HiLumiLHC is gaining momentum here at Brookhaven Lab.
Our accelerator magnets are currently undergoing a full-scale test at @cern.bsky.social, and we've shipped 10% of the detector components we're developing for the ATLAS experiment.
https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=223081
Our accelerator magnets are currently undergoing a full-scale test at @cern.bsky.social, and we've shipped 10% of the detector components we're developing for the ATLAS experiment.
https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=223081
All CERN accelerators now are on the road to #HiLumiLHC 💫
The accelerator complex and Antimatter Factory delivered their last beams, marking the end of the #LHCRun3 and the start of major upgrade work to prepare for the #HiLumiLHC era.
Find out more: home.cern/all-cern-acc...
The accelerator complex and Antimatter Factory delivered their last beams, marking the end of the #LHCRun3 and the start of major upgrade work to prepare for the #HiLumiLHC era.
Find out more: home.cern/all-cern-acc...
August 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM
All CERN accelerators now are on the road to #HiLumiLHC 💫
The accelerator complex and Antimatter Factory delivered their last beams, marking the end of the #LHCRun3 and the start of major upgrade work to prepare for the #HiLumiLHC era.
Find out more: home.cern/all-cern-acc...
The accelerator complex and Antimatter Factory delivered their last beams, marking the end of the #LHCRun3 and the start of major upgrade work to prepare for the #HiLumiLHC era.
Find out more: home.cern/all-cern-acc...
LS3 is a Long Shutdown: #HiLumiLHC restart is scheduled for mid-2030. Until then, "all machines will undergo extensive maintenance, consolidation, upgrades and preparation for new experiments" 🤩🧲🧪🔬
Funny how the smallest building blocks determine the largest scales. Then again, how would they not.🌌
Funny how the smallest building blocks determine the largest scales. Then again, how would they not.🌌
All CERN accelerators now are on the road to #HiLumiLHC 💫
The accelerator complex and Antimatter Factory delivered their last beams, marking the end of the #LHCRun3 and the start of major upgrade work to prepare for the #HiLumiLHC era.
Find out more: home.cern/all-cern-acc...
The accelerator complex and Antimatter Factory delivered their last beams, marking the end of the #LHCRun3 and the start of major upgrade work to prepare for the #HiLumiLHC era.
Find out more: home.cern/all-cern-acc...
August 31, 2026 at 10:17 AM
LS3 is a Long Shutdown: #HiLumiLHC restart is scheduled for mid-2030. Until then, "all machines will undergo extensive maintenance, consolidation, upgrades and preparation for new experiments" 🤩🧲🧪🔬
Funny how the smallest building blocks determine the largest scales. Then again, how would they not.🌌
Funny how the smallest building blocks determine the largest scales. Then again, how would they not.🌌
There, the shielding will undergo robotic machining as part of the preparations for the High-Luminosity LHC (#HiLumiLHC) and it will be modified to make space for additional services before returning to ATLAS in April 2027.
Find out more: home.cern/77-tonnes-of...
Find out more: home.cern/77-tonnes-of...
August 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM
There, the shielding will undergo robotic machining as part of the preparations for the High-Luminosity LHC (#HiLumiLHC) and it will be modified to make space for additional services before returning to ATLAS in April 2027.
Find out more: home.cern/77-tonnes-of...
Find out more: home.cern/77-tonnes-of...
August 25, 2026 at 2:51 AM
It's now part of #HGCAL quality control at centres across the collaboration.
#CMS #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRScience #CERN
#CMS #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRScience #CERN
August 25, 2026 at 2:51 AM
It's now part of #HGCAL quality control at centres across the collaboration.
#CMS #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRScience #CERN
#CMS #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRScience #CERN
Each sensor connects to its readout board through hundreds of hair-thin wire bonds. So how do you verify ~200 channels per board without touching a single fragile bond pad?
#CMS #HGCAL #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRscience #CERN
#CMS #HGCAL #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRscience #CERN
August 25, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Each sensor connects to its readout board through hundreds of hair-thin wire bonds. So how do you verify ~200 channels per board without touching a single fragile bond pad?
#CMS #HGCAL #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRscience #CERN
#CMS #HGCAL #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRscience #CERN
And a significant share of these boards is being assembled by Indian industry, Merritronix Ltd, one of only two companies selected worldwide, with support from @tifr.res.in & IIT Hyderabad.
#CMS #HGCAL #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRScience #CERN
#CMS #HGCAL #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRScience #CERN
August 25, 2026 at 2:51 AM
And a significant share of these boards is being assembled by Indian industry, Merritronix Ltd, one of only two companies selected worldwide, with support from @tifr.res.in & IIT Hyderabad.
#CMS #HGCAL #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRScience #CERN
#CMS #HGCAL #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRScience #CERN
After decades of research and development, the advanced accelerator magnets and detector components we're producing for the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider at @cern.bsky.social are nearing completion. #HiLumiLHC
High-Luminosity LHC Upgrade Gains Momentum at Brookhaven Lab
Brookhaven Lab's accelerator and detector contributions to the High-Luminosity LHC reach major milestones
www.bnl.gov
August 24, 2026 at 10:53 PM
After decades of research and development, the advanced accelerator magnets and detector components we're producing for the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider at @cern.bsky.social are nearing completion. #HiLumiLHC
Our accelerator and detector contributions to the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider at @cern.bsky.social have reached major milestones. #HiLumiLHC
High-Luminosity LHC Upgrade Gains Momentum at Brookhaven Lab
Brookhaven Lab’s accelerator and detector contributions to the High-Luminosity LHC reach major milestones
www.bnl.gov
August 14, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Our accelerator and detector contributions to the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider at @cern.bsky.social have reached major milestones. #HiLumiLHC
The CMS Inner Tracker team has tested the new silicon pixel detector modules at the CERN’s #HiRadMat (High Radiation to Materials) facility, in order to evaluate any potential damage to the detector in case of beam loss at #HiLumiLHC!
🏆 Tracker Image of the Month
📸 A. Lapertosa
🏆 Tracker Image of the Month
📸 A. Lapertosa
March 5, 2026 at 11:03 AM
The CMS Inner Tracker team has tested the new silicon pixel detector modules at the CERN’s #HiRadMat (High Radiation to Materials) facility, in order to evaluate any potential damage to the detector in case of beam loss at #HiLumiLHC!
🏆 Tracker Image of the Month
📸 A. Lapertosa
🏆 Tracker Image of the Month
📸 A. Lapertosa
@UVA postdoc Bryan Cardwell and his colleagues on #CMSexperiment are working on an ultra-precise timing detector for the #HiLumiLHC that will give scientists a new way to look for slow-moving massive particles like dark matter.
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
@UVA postdoc Bryan Cardwell and his colleagues on #CMSexperiment are working on an ultra-precise timing detector for the #HiLumiLHC that will give scientists a new way to look for slow-moving massive particles like dark matter.
Throwback to the ECAL electronics testing for the #HiLumiLHC on the spare SuperModule 36 at #CERN!
Preparing for the ECAL test beam with the latest upgrade version to verify it meets HiLumi LHC requirements.
🏆 ECAL Image of the Month
📸 Matteo Migliorini
Preparing for the ECAL test beam with the latest upgrade version to verify it meets HiLumi LHC requirements.
🏆 ECAL Image of the Month
📸 Matteo Migliorini
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Throwback to the ECAL electronics testing for the #HiLumiLHC on the spare SuperModule 36 at #CERN!
Preparing for the ECAL test beam with the latest upgrade version to verify it meets HiLumi LHC requirements.
🏆 ECAL Image of the Month
📸 Matteo Migliorini
Preparing for the ECAL test beam with the latest upgrade version to verify it meets HiLumi LHC requirements.
🏆 ECAL Image of the Month
📸 Matteo Migliorini
From brainstorming sessions to hands-on coding, the #2ndNGTHackathon brought together more than 40 physicists, engineers, data scientists and other experts from #NextGenTruggers CMS Collaboration, ATLAS Collaboration to explore innovative ideas for the upgrade of the trigger systems for HiLumiLHC.
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
From brainstorming sessions to hands-on coding, the #2ndNGTHackathon brought together more than 40 physicists, engineers, data scientists and other experts from #NextGenTruggers CMS Collaboration, ATLAS Collaboration to explore innovative ideas for the upgrade of the trigger systems for HiLumiLHC.