CERN Accelerating science

Irradiation facilities

The Gamma Irradiation Facility GIF++ during and beyond Run 3

The two CERN Irradiation facilities operated by EP-DT - the IRRAD in the PS East Area and the GIF++ in the SPS North Area - deliver essential services to the HEP community, with the focus on validating and optimising detector technologies for the…

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Upgrade of the EP Irradiation Facilities: The Gamma Irradiation Facility GIF++

In the spirit of the ongoing LS2, the time without particle beams is currently used to significantly upgrade the two CERN Irradiation facilities run by EP-DT, namely IRRAD and GIF++.  Both facilities deliver essential services to the HEP community,…

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PH-DT activities in 2012

The PH Detector Technology (DT) group is a central part of the CERN Physics Department. DT comprises about 75 staff members, ~30 fellows and students and a FSU team of 14 people. The group makes major contributions to the development, construction,…

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