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Super Proton Synchrotron
Test beamline delivered from the SPS. In photo 20 GeV positrons are used to calibrate the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer.
General properties
Accelerator typeSynchrotron
Beam typeprotons, heavy ions
Target typeInjector for LHC, fixed target
Beam properties
Maximum energy450 GeV
Physical properties
Circumference6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi)
Coordinates46°14′06″N 6°02′33″E / 46.23500°N 6.04250°E / 46.23500; 6.04250
InstitutionCERN
Dates of operation1976 – present
Preceded bySppS
CERN Complex
Current particle and nuclear facilities
LHCAccelerates protons and heavy ions
LEIRAccelerates ions
SPSAccelerates protons and ions
PSBAccelerates protons
PSAccelerates protons or ions
Linac 3Injects heavy ions into LEIR
Linac4Accelerates ions
ADDecelerates antiprotons
ELENADecelerates antiprotons
ISOLDEProduces radioactive ion beams
MEDICISProduces isotopes for medical purposes

The Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) is a particle accelerator of the synchrotron type at CERN. It is housed in a circular tunnel, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) in circumference,[1] straddling the border of France and Switzerland near Geneva, Switzerland.[2]

  1. ^ "SPS Presentation at AB-OP-SPS Home Page". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  2. ^ Information on CERN Sites Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today. CERN. Updated 2010-01-26.

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