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The Final Magnet for the High-Luminosity Upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider Leaves Berkeley Lab

February 25, 2026 Editorial Staff 0

The last of 21 new superconducting quadrupole magnets for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider Accelerator Upgrade Project, or HL-LHC AUP, has left the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) for testing before shipment to CERN in Switzerland for installation in the LHC, the world’s most powerful particle collider. […]

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Muon g-2 Announces Most Precise Measurement of the Magnetic Anomaly of the Muon

September 11, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Muon g-2 Announces Most Precise Measurement of the Magnetic Anomaly of the Muon

The third and final result, based on the last three years of data, is in perfect agreement with the experiment’s previous results, further solidifying the experimental world average. This long-awaited value will be the world’s most precise measurement of the muon magnetic anomaly for many years to come.

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Solving the Mystery of One, then Two, Dead Magnets at Fermilab 

April 15, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Solving the Mystery of One, then Two, Dead Magnets at Fermilab 

Not exactly murder is involved but there is plenty of sleuthing and baffling dead-ends in “The Magnet Detectives”, a true tale of one, then two, dead magnets amidst some intricate physics at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. Run by the U.S. Department of Energy, Fermilab is America’s particle physics and accelerator laboratory, tasked with bringing the world together to solve the mysteries of matter, energy, space and time.  […]

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First U.S.-Built Focusing Magnet for LHC Upgrade Arrives at CERN, Uses New Superconducting Material 

January 2, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on First U.S.-Built Focusing Magnet for LHC Upgrade Arrives at CERN, Uses New Superconducting Material 

After twenty years of research, development, testing and production, the United States is now shipping state-of-the-art superconducting accelerator magnets to CERN for the high-luminosity upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. At the heart of these powerful magnets is a new superconducting material used for the first time in a particle accelerator. Earlier, prototypes performed successfully but exhibited shortcomings, however, the dedicated teams of scientists and engineers overcame them with some design and production adjustments.

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