Identity area
Reference code
Heritage collection CERN-OBJ-CERN-OBJ-AC-003
Title
PS target support
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Item
Extent and medium
Object
Context area
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Target support for the proton synchrotron. The Proton Synchrotron (PS) is the oldest and most versatile of CERN's accelerators. The PS was commissioned in 1959 and has been running continuously ever since. With a diameter of 200 metres and reaching a energy of 28 mev, it was for a while the most powerful accelerator in the world.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Public
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
20cm 14cm 58cm 11kg
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Available, 282.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
<2> pieces.Mesures are of the largest one.
Alternative identifier(s)
CDS number
43853
Object Number
OBJOBJ 0000128
