ELFT HÍRADÓ

[Király Beáta <kiraly.beata AT atomki.hu>]

Where science meets engineering: 
the lifecycle of CERN’s accelerator complex 

by Jean-Philippe Tock 
CERN > Engineering Department 



When: 2026-10-29 Thursday 11:00 

Where: HUN-REN ATOMKI, nagyelőadó (Debrecen, Bem tér 18/c) 


Info: Tea and cookies are offered 30 minutes before the seminar. 





Abstract: 







The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), operational since 2008, marked the beginning 
of a new CERN accelerator complex lifecycle management, with major 
maintenance, consolidation, and upgrade interventions strategically grouped 
during Long Shutdowns (LSs). After introducing the CERN Engineering 
Department, the key interventions and upgrades currently underway during the 
third Long Shutdown (LS3) are highlighted. These efforts focus on enhancing 
safety, performance, and operational availability, while integrating 
cutting-edge technologies and delivering new facilities for the global 
particle physics community. The session will conclude with a flavour on the 
post-LHC era. 



References: 

    * The third Long Shutdown (LS3) of the CERN Accelerator Complex: [ 
https://cds.cern.ch/record/2953124/ | https://cds.cern.ch/record/2953124/ ] [ 
http://dx.doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-TUBN1 | 
http://dx.doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-TUBN1 ] 
    * Engineering Department: [ https://en.web.cern.ch/ | 
https://en.web.cern.ch/ ] 




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Király Beáta, PhD 
HUN-REN ATOMKI / HUN-REN Atommagkutató Intézet 
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E: kiraly.beata AT atomki.hu 
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