CERN begins dismantling LHC magnets for HiLumi upgrade

CERN has started replacing the Large Hadron Collider's inner triplets as part of the High-Luminosity LHC project. The new niobium-tin magnets will reach 11.3 tesla, about 40% stronger than current ones, with 16 cryostats and 28 cryo-assemblies to be installed.

• Dismantling of 28 superconducting magnets began September 7 around ATLAS and CMS
• New niobium-tin coils generate 11.3 tesla, about 40% stronger than current magnets
• The first quadrupole of the new triplets should arrive in the tunnel in early 2029
• A total of 16 cryostats and 28 cryo-assemblies will be installed during LS3