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Accelerator Report: Lead ions at the heart of the accelerator complex

Heavy-ion run at the LHC begins

Accelerator Report: Lead ions take the stage

Accelerator Report: Ending the 2024 LHC proton run on a high note
 

On 6 November 2024 at 11.13 am, a new heavy-ion run began at the LHC, smashing together lead ions, containing 208 nucleons (82 protons and 126 neutrons), at an energy of 5.36 TeV per nucleon pair. The lead-ion collisions ended at 6 AM on 25 November.

End of Run party: 25 November

 

2024 heavy ion run schedule
pp - reference run setup 26-27 Oct
pp - reference run 28 Oct - 3 Nov
Pb-Pb run setup 3 - 4 Nov
Pb-Pb run 6 - 25 Nov
End of Run 2024 25 Nov at 6 AM
EYETS 25 Nov 2024 to 12 Mar 2025
Private visits 25 Nov 2024 (14:00) to 27 Mar 2025 (12:00)

 

ALICE End of Run Party: 25 November 2024

 

 

Link to the event display and pictures in CDS

 

 

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