CERN Hadron Linacs
| Current particle and nuclear facilities | |
|---|---|
| LHC | Accelerates protons and heavy ions |
| LEIR | Accelerates ions |
| SPS | Accelerates protons and ions |
| PSB | Accelerates protons |
| PS | Accelerates protons or ions |
| Linac 3 | Injects heavy ions into LEIR |
| Linac4 | Accelerates ions |
| AD | Decelerates antiprotons |
| ELENA | Decelerates antiprotons |
| ISOLDE | Produces radioactive ion beams |
| MEDICIS | Produces isotopes for medical purposes |
The CERN Hadron Linacs are linear accelerators that accelerate beams of hadrons from a standstill to be used by the larger circular accelerators at the facility.
- The first CERN Linac, operating from 1958 until 1992
- Linac 2, operating from 1978 to 2018, was used to accelerate protons
- Linac 3, currently (as of 2020) used to accelerate ions
- Linac4, replacing Linac 2 in 2020, accelerates negative hydrogen ions which are then stripped of their electrons
