FCC: Revisiting 2009 technology to overcome radio frequency system challenges

Reverse phase RF operation, first tested in Japan over 15 years ago but never implemented, could hold the key to solving the Future Circular Collider’s tricky RF system requirements

Issue 50
17 March, 2025

What is HiLumi’s 95m-long IT String and why is it vital for CERN’s LHC upgrade?

The IT String provides a unique opportunity to test the combined performance of critical components of the high luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider

Issue 50
17 March, 2025

Towards brighter and more intense hadron beams, understanding challenges and limitations

From increasing luminosity in colliders to building more powerful spallation sources, collective effects in hadron beams are a major challenge for present accelerator-based projects

Issue 50
17 March, 2025

Why the European Strategy for Particle Physics update is important for the accelerator community

The 2026 update will give a recommendation for a possible future particle accelerator at CERN as well as suggestions for future particle physics research areas, industry links and support for early-career scientists

Issue 50
17 March, 2025

Why the UK’s new AI action plan could drive progress in accelerator science

AI can play a role in optimising accelerator designs and improving medical imaging, says a leading accelerator scientist who backs Liverpool to become a new ‘AI Growth Zone’

Issue 50
17 March, 2025

Celebrating 30 Years of the Joint Universities Accelerator School

JUAS has played a key role over several decades in shaping the careers of many scientists in top laboratories, industry, and academia

Issue 50
17 March, 2025

EU project to boost Europe’s space radiation testing capabilities marks significant milestone

For two weeks in November, 10 companies and institutions were provided access to CERN’s new high-energy heavy ion irradiation facility to test electronics for use in space, with positive initial feedback from the users

Issue 49
16 December, 2024

CERN’s High-Luminosity LHC: progress, challenges, and what is to come

The upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider is an international and innovative effort. In this Q&A, the project’s leader talks through the latest updates and future plans

Issue 49
16 December, 2024

New EU project aims to advance plasma accelerator technologies for benefit of science and industry

PACRI is looking to reduce the size, energy use, impact, and cost of future plasma facilities, enabling applications in ultrafast science, healthcare, manufacturing, and compact colliders

Issue 49
15 December, 2024

Newly developed thermal conducting material holds promise for use in future accelerators and industry

A new carbide-carbon material, developed through the EU-funded I.FAST project, could prove be a scalable option as a thermal conductor in demanding conditions – becoming a replacement in high-end solutions for cheap yet less high performing materials

Issue 49
15 December, 2024