The present status of LHC

Journal Article · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996 · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/20.508562· OSTI ID:282358

Evans, L R ^[1]

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1. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project was approved by the CERN Council in December 1994. The machine will provide proton-proton collisions with a center of mass energy of 14 TeV and an unprecedented luminosity of 10{sup 34}cm{sup {minus}2} s{sup {minus}1}. In order to achieve the design energy within the constraint of the 27 km circumference LEP tunnel, the magnet system must operate in superfluid helium below 2 K, with a dipole field of 8.4 Tesla. In addition, space limitations in the tunnel as well as cost considerations dictate a two-in-one magnet design, where the two rings are incorporated into the same cryostat. The machine will also provide heavy (Pb) ion collisions with a luminosity of 10{sup 27} cm{sup {minus}2} s{sup {minus}1} using the existing CERN ion facility. Space will be kept above the LHC for the eventual reinstallation of components of the LEP machine to provide future e-p collisions if the physics case justifies it.

• OSTI ID: 282358
• Report Number(s): CONF-950691--
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Journal Issue: 4Pt1 Vol. 32; ISSN IEMGAQ; ISSN 0018-9464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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