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  • CROME has been completely deployed at SPS

    CROME has been completely deployed at SPS

    CROME has been completely deployed at SPS The Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) is the second-largest machine in CERN’s accelerator complex. Measuring nearly 7 kilometres in circumference, it takes particles from the Proton Synchrotron and accelerates them to provide beams for the Large Hadron Collider, the NA61/SHINE and NA62 experiments, the COMPASS experiment. After the complete

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  • Open position for an Electronics Engineer (Internship)

    Open position for an Electronics Engineer (Internship)

    Open position for an Electronics Engineer (Internship) Electronics Engineer CERN designs, develops and operates particle accelerators and experiments for scientific research to understand the fundamental laws of the universe. These activities may generate stray radiation due to the interaction between beams and matter. The radiation detectors installed close to the various beam lines and targets

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  • Shutdown of last ARCON/GROAC

    Shutdown of last ARCON/GROAC Congratulations ! “After ~30 years of service the last ARCON/GROAC was shut down on 5th August 2020 at SM18. Next to it, the successor taking over, the first fully fledged CROME installation at CERN – including interlocks and alarm transmission. This step became possible thanks to many people involved in maintaining

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  • CROME Acceptance Tests at SM18 were successful

    CROME Acceptance Tests at SM18 were successful

    CROME Acceptance Tests at SM18 were successful SM18 is the first complexe pilote zone for the full CROME system. SM18 has : The tests simulated various scenarios including alarms triggering and interlocks generations.

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  • CROME installation at SM18 is on-going

    CROME installation at SM18 is on-going

    CROME installation at SM18 is on-going CROME Racks and Bulks installations at SM18 are on-going. SM18 will host the first CJB (CROME Smart Interlock Router). CROME Bulks : CROME Racks : One of the CROME racks PMI detector :

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  • COVID19 Home office = Remote tests

    COVID19 Home office = Remote tests

    COVID19 Home office = Remote tests The exceptional period that we have experienced during the COVID19 crisis has been an opportunity to perform extensive remote tests over CROME equipment. Most of second production batch devices have been connected to the network for remote access. Both operational equipment and test benches have been configured to support

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  • CROME installation at nTOF is on-going

    CROME installation at nTOF is on-going

    CROME installation at nTOF is on-going CROME Bluk installations at nTOF. Some locations were hard to reach :

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  • CROME second batch assembly, tests and validation is on-going

    CROME second batch assembly, tests and validation is on-going

    CROME second batch assembly, tests and validation is on-going The second batch production of: is ongoing. The first batch of 25+25 devices have been assembled, tested and calibrated. 23 + 24 are being installed

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  • TUV Austria Science Award 2019

    TUV Austria Science Award 2019

    TUV Austria Science Award 2019 TÜV AUSTRIA is an international company specialising in technical expertise in the field of safety, security and quality. Katharina Ceesay-Seitz, member of CROME team, has been this year’s winner of the “TUV Austria Science Award” for her work on a verification method in the context of the development of CERN’s

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  • First operational installation of CROME at LINAC4 / PSB Injectors

    First operational installation of CROME at LINAC4 / PSB Injectors

    First operational installation of CROME at LINAC4 / PSB Injectors

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