2009/06/01 by M. Lamont, Lamont, M.
Physics and Astronomy · #Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #physics.acc-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0906.0347
Moriond 2009 QCD session, 6 pages
arxiv created 2009/06/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
In 2008 the LHC saw a series of injection tests with beam and the start of full beam commissioning. Initial beam commissioning went well and circulating beam was quickly established. Progress was unfortunately curtailed by the sector 34 incident which caused extensive damage. The causes of the incident are recalled and the status of repairs and consolidation measures are presented. The schedule and luminosity targets for the 2009 - 2010 run are discussed.