The Beams Department hosted the groups reponsible for the beam generation, acceleration, diagnostics, controls, operation and performance optimization for the whole CERN Accelerator complex.
The BE Department was reponsible for
Commissioning, operation and optimization of the performance of the LHC
Operational performance of the accelerators forming the injector complex of the LHC, and operation of their experimental areas
Continued development of the LHC injector for the LHC for both protons and ions
Machine and detector alignment metrology
Safety aspects associated with CERN’s accelerator operations.
Also BE was involved in a n umber Research & Develomment (R&D) activities , including
Design & development for Compact Linear Collider (CLIC), demonstration of the CLIC Technology in CLIC Test Facility (CTF3)
Design and studies for the upgrade of the LHC including the injector chain of the High Energy Proton Synchrotron (PS2) and Superconducting Proton Linac (SPL)
Design and development for the LINAC4 project
Participation in EU-funded collaborations and internationally-funded collaborations with Non-Member States
Other studies concerning the existing or future facilities in the CERN complex, such as Extra Low Energy Antiproton Ring Proposal (ELENA) for Antiproton Decelerator (AD) machine and High Intensity Energy (HIE)-Isolde for the Radioactive beam EXperiment (REX)-Isolde complex.
The BE Department was composed of
Accelerators and Beam Physics
Administration, Safety and Resources
Beam Instrumentation
Controls
Operations
Radio Frequency
In 2016 with the appointment of a new Director-General, the CERN management reorganised some sectors. The Beam Department structure remained unchanged and part of the Accelerators and Technology Sector.
