Preparing

Physics

Preparing the LHC and its injector for the lead ion experiment in 2024

The current SPS supercycle repeats every 43.2 seconds, starting with a proton cycle in the SPS North Area, followed by a short lead ion cycle, then finishing the supercycle with another proton cycle. The white line represents the energy of the beam, the yellow line the number of protons, and the blue line the number of lead ions. Credit: CERN…