As CERN is in the process of upgrading all websites from Drupal 7 to 8, this is now complete on the PS website. As always, if you find anything wrong, broken links, missing/outdated information, etc - please send us a word about it using the contact information at the bottom. Thank you!
Links
Beams department
→Operations group
→PS operations
OP WebTools
→Elogbook
→Elogbook (external)
→Shift Planning
Meetings
→FOM
→PS Coordination meetings
PS Wiki
→Beam documentation
→Software documentation
→N.O.O.B.
CPS OP Instructions
PS Machine supervision
CPS safety/patrol
Accelerator-Statistics
Magnet DB
Straight sections
SY-EPC database
Website migration to Drupal 8
Mandate
The PS section is responsible for operation of the Proton Synchrotron, as well as the AD and Elena outside of normal hours.
- Constructed in 1959
- Circumference 628 meters, or pi*200
- Injection at 2 GeV
- Extraction up to 26 GeV
- Intensity per beam up to 3x10^13 protons
- Beam for n_TOF, AD, East area and SPS
- Part of LHC injector chain
Other tasks for the section members include writing application software, assisting with machine development, access control in the PS complex, and more.