Trust and mutual understanding AT THE CERN KINDERGARTEN, CHILDREN LEARN TO BE OPEN-MINDED AND EXPLORE THE WORLD WHILE HAVING FUN. In the field of scientific research, progress results from the collaboration of people from diverse cultural and geographical backgrounds. Large-scale […]
Shining a light on Europe Superconducting magnets in particle accelerators can store energy without loss. They serve to keep the accelerated charged particles in a circular orbit. After a few hours of operation, the magnetic fields are lowered. Conventional particle […]
Energy for everyone RESPECT FOR ENERGY RESOURCES IS FUNDAMENTAL TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH CERN, the FCC collaboration and its industrial partners are developing superconducting technologies, both to accelerate particles more efficiently and for use in the detectors that record the outcome […]
Developing superconductors SUPERCONDUCTIVE WIRES CAN CONDUCT HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENTS WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. THAT’S WHY THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR CREATING THE HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS REQUIRED IN ACCELERATORS. Reaching energies of 100 TeV in a future proton collider will require innovative […]
Accelerating particles at FCCs AT THE HEART OF ANY PARTICLE ACCELERATOR IS A RADIOFREQUENCY SYSTEM This system supplies energy to the beams of charged particles as they pass through the radiofrequency cavities. Increasing the efficiency of these accelerating structures is […]
A circular tunnel for a circular economy The construction of an underground tunnel for a new particle accelerator would produce 10 million cubic metres of excavation materials. Such materials are usually treated as waste. However, they have a market value […]
100km long and 150 to 400 deep </h2 > THE TUNNEL OF THE FUTURE CIRCULAR COLLIDER COULD REACH A DEPTH OF 400 METRES IN SOME PLACES, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO THE HEIGHT OF THE EIFFEL TOWER The excavation of […]
FCC in a nutshell IN THE WORLD’S RACE TO DESIGN THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE POST-LHC ERA, EUROPE, WITH CERN, OCCUPIES A CHOICE POSITION. The 2020 update of the European strategy for particle physics indicates that Europe and its international partners […]
Writing the future THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE FUTURE CIRCULAR COLLIDER (FCC) ENVISAGES THE CREATION OF A NEW RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH COULD HOST DIFFERENT PARTICLE ACCELERATORS WITH A RESEARCH PROGRAMME EXTENDING UNTIL THE END OF THE 21st CENTURY. If the […]
