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Low Energy Ion Ring
Particle accelerator at CERN / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR) is a particle accelerator at CERN used to accelerate ions from the LINAC 3 to the Proton Synchrotron (PS) to provide ions for collisions within the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
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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 |
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