CERN scientists identify decades-old SPS ghost resonance in magnets
CERN scientists have cracked a decades-old puzzle: an invisible "ghost" resonance that kept messing with their Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) since the early 2000s.
Thanks to new experiments and simulations, they figured out this hidden glitch in the magnets was behind years of lost particles and underwhelming results.
Researchers develop engineering solutions for SPS
The SPS is a big deal at CERN: it's the last stop before particles hit the famous Large Hadron Collider.
Now that researchers know what's been causing trouble, they can boost SPS performance and help other accelerators (and even nuclear fusion tech) run smoother.
Scientists are already developing new theories and engineering solutions to minimize the resonance's impact and improve accelerator performance, opening up new possibilities for future discoveries.