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Schedules




Injector Schedule (EDMS) [ 2024, 2025 ] - ASM (via lxplus, lxtunnel, sshuttle) - PS & SPS Users Management - Testbeams arround the world - International test beam schedules


CERN Testbeam Last Minute Opportunities PS & SPS (from: 2025/03/17)

Due to some very last minute cancelations, we have now the following opportunities for test beam available :

  • SPS North Area : H2 Week 16, 17, 18 (parallel with H4)
  • PS East Area : T10 Week 16, 21, 22

If you are able to profit from any of these slots, please contact us via SPS.Physics.Coordinator@cern.ch

v1.0.0 Version of the 2025 PS and SPS User Schedules

  • PDF Version: Schedule v1.0.0
  • Regardless of the overall schedule version, please note that beam slots marked as preliminary or DRAFT cannot be considered stable and might still have to be shifted by up to several weeks.
  • Furthermore, please note that at this point in time, the schedule for the Lead-Ion period is not considered stable enough to be release as a v1.0.0 schedule. This portion of the schedule will also be published as soon as possible

Details

Area Schedules
Version Files
PS / East Area 1.0.01) Overview [ pdf ]
SPS / ENH1 1.0.01) Overview [ pdf ]
SPS H2, H4 1.0.01) Overview [ pdf ]
SPS H6 1.0.01) Overview [ pdf ]
SPS H8 1.0.01) Overview [ pdf ]
SPS ENH2, ECN3, AWAKE, HiRadMat 1.0.01) Overview [ pdf ]
Footnotes:
1): User schedule v1.0.0 was released on 2025-03-27 06:30 UTC
User schedule v1.0.0 corresponds to the injector schedule v1.1 2025.

Schedules of Earlier Years (2024 and before)


Meetings


PS and SPS Weekly User Meetings - if not announced otherwise - take place on Thursdays at 10:30 AM in room 874/1-011 (CERN) in person. Attendance is mandatory one week prior to the scheduled run, during the beam time and for one meeting after the beam time.
Check the indico category and the meeting announcements via email for further details.
The minutes of the PS/SPS Users meeting are attached to the indico page.

People


Liaison physicists: https://be-dep-ea.web.cern.ch/experimental-areas/beamline-responsibles/

EP Department Safety Officer (DSO): Olga Beltramello, Letizia Di Giulio (Deputy) - CERN safety officers


Requests


General Conditions - Memo on Operational modes of H6, H8 and P0 beam lines - Guidelines for the use of PS/SPS beam lines
Informations are sent through the ps-sps-users mailing list (e-group). Please subscribe here in the "Members" menu.

Beam lines


White Board Page of Experimental Area team - Secondary Beams & Areas Homepage - Beam lines at PS and SPS - East Area (Page by L.Gatignon)
User Guides (Lau Gatignon):
Accelerators


Beams Departement - Operation

vistars
Vistars
SPS Page 1
SPS page 1
CPS Page
CPS
CPS East Area Page
CPS East Area
Logbooks
Logbooks
Linac2 Linac3 Booster PS SPS

Irradiations


Please contact the relevant coordinators for the different facilities:
IRRAD
Coordinator: Federico Ravotti.
CHARM
Coordinator: Salvatore Fiore.
HEARTS
Coordinator: Ruben Garcia Alia.
GIF++
Coordinator: Paolo Martinengo.
EXSO: Federico Ravotti.

Users Guides


Micheal Jeckel's Test-beam check list a must read.
Traceability of Radioactive Equipment at CERN (TREC), how to.

Safety ⚠️
& Training



Useful links: HSE Unit website -  EP Safety Office website -  Safety Trainingswebpage )

ISIEC submission:  Users with experiments running for < 3 weeks, have to fill the Initial Safety Information on Experiments at CERN (ISIEC) on the web:  ISIEC Web Form (Login required! - If it is your first connection, once you are logged in, click on PS/SPS TEMPORARY EXPERIMENTS → ISIEC / Safety Clearance).
This form should be sent at least 1 week in advance to schedule the Safety Clearance visit. Please, make sure you have finished the installation of the experiment for this visit. For experiment running for > 3 weeks, please send an email to the EP Safety Office. The EP Safety Clearance is mandatory in order to operate your set-up!

The Experiment Safety Contact or EXSO can always refer to the EP Safety team for any questions regarding the experiment's safety.

Experiment Safety Panel and Electrical Safety Checklist:  The experiment safety panel, containing contact information and hazards related to the experiment, should be posted on your counting rooms and experimental areas during your run. You can download the poster here (login required). Together with the poster, you will find the electrical safety checklist.

For the usage of flammable gas, please contact the EP Flammable Gas Safety Officer at least 1 month in advance. Contacts and detailed information can be found on this link. For any other specific hazard (lasers class 3b and 4, cryogenics, list of prohibited materials, etc.), please consult the EP Safety Office page.

Always remember to wear your dosimeter, safety shoes, and helmet before entering experimental areas!

Additional Information about Radiation Protection:

Registration


Users' Office at CERN - Dosimeter Service - How to obtain a CERN personal dosimeter - CERN Access Control Service - Check your own access privileges
Miscellany


CERN - SPS Committee - other CERN Scientific Committees - All experiments at CERN - Former PS and SPS Physics Coordinators
North area shift shuttle
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Circuit 2 shuttle service schedule Prévessin via FH Schuman
Circuit 3 (shift shuttle) shuttle service schedule Shift ALICE - CMS - LHCb - COMPASS - EHN1 - NA62. Until December 17th 2018
Circuit 4 shuttle service schedule Meyrin - Airport - Meyrin
Circuit 5 shuttle service schedule Meyrin - Prévessin

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