From targets to absorbers, beam-intercepting devices are vital to CERN’s accelerator complex. Marco Calviani describes the major upgrades taking place to prepare for the high-luminosity LHC, and the challenges posed by future projects, CERN Courier.
Intercepting the beams
Intercepting the beams
Intercepting the beams
The upgraded LHC beam dump, capable of absorbing 560MJ of kinetic energy in a period of 86 μs, installed in its shielding in March 2021 (Image: CERN).