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…and the CERN SPS hits 400 GeV

AUG 01, 1976
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The CERN Super Proton Synchrotron reached its design energy of 400 GeV on 17 June. Testing began with extraction of a 100‐GeV beam on 5 April. One month later, on 3 May, the beam was injected and moved around the circumference without being accelerated. On 26 May, protons were accelerated to 80 GeV, and on 4 June to 200 GeV.

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