Category: Facilities
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CLEAR
CLEAR | The CERN Linear Electron Accelerator for Research (CLEAR) is an electron test facility aimed at developing instruments and components for existing and future accelerators, testing novel concepts as plasma and THz acceleration, investigating medical applications of electron beams including dosimetry and FLASH radiotherapy, studying radiation hardness of electronics for aerospace and high energy
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ISOLDE
ISOLDE | All atoms contain a nucleus, which consists of specific numbers of protons and neutrons. The number of protons characterizes the element, while the number of neutrons determines stability against radioactive decay. The “exotic” nuclei produced at ISOLDE are so called because they are very different from stable atomic nuclei in the number of
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VESPER – High energy electrons …
VESPER – High energy electrons | VESPER stands for Very energetic Electron facility for Space Planetary Exploration missions in harsh Radiative environments. It is a high-energy electron beamline for radiation testing, part of the CTF3 (Compact Linear Collider Test Facility) experimental linear electron accelerator at CERN. VESPER is the only facility on Earth able to replicate
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SPS North Area
SPS North Area | CERN is capable of replicating the actual galactic cosmic ray spectrum to test electronics before they take a trip into space. Unlike standard facilities, the SPS North Area can operate with ultra-high energy heavy ions. These particle beams allow in-depth testing of space components in air and without opening the package (decapsulation). Many test campaigns have been organised
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Cryolab
Cryolab | With many of its magnets operating at temperatures colder than outer space, the LHC is the largest cryogenic system in the world and one of the coldest places on Earth. For more than 50 years, CERN’s unique cryogenic facilities – also known as Cryolab – have provided expertise and R&D opportunities at low temperatures. In these installations able
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CHARM – Mixed fields
CHARM – Mixed fields | CHARM is a unique irradiation infrastructure at CERN, used for many years to test electronic equipment for CERN accelerators and available to users from the aerospace community. CHARM provides a completely new approach to low-cost qualification against radiation. This facility can batch screen many components or boards in parallel, as well as test large systems,
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MEDICIS
MEDICIS | CERN-MEDICIS (Medical Isotopes Collected from ISOLDE) is a unique facility designed to produce unconventional radioisotopes with the right properties to enhance the precision of both patient imaging and treatment. It will expand the range of radioisotopes available for medical research – some of which can be produced only at CERN – and send