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LHC Shuts Down for Major Upgrade: Next Gen Collider Incoming
29 Jun
Summary
- The LHC is undergoing a four-year upgrade to become the High-Luminosity LHC.
- New, more powerful magnets will replace existing components during the shutdown.
- The upgraded facility aims to identify billions of interactions per second by mid-2030.
The world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), has officially completed its scientific operations. It is now entering an extensive four-year shutdown period to undergo a major transformation into the High-Luminosity LHC (HiLumi LHC).
During this period, CERN specialists will implement substantial upgrades, including replacing key superconducting magnets with more powerful versions. New equipment will be installed to handle an extraordinary rate of data processing, aiming to identify interesting collisions from over five billion interactions every second.
The upgrade project is targeted for completion by mid-2030, with the first experimental runs expected as early as 2028. This ambitious project continues the scientific adventure initiated by the LHC, pushing the boundaries of our understanding of the universe further into the future.
