RAIB2025

Wednesday 28 May 2025, 09:00 → 16:00 Europe/Zurich

09:00 Arrival at CERN

1 Intoduction to CERN & Knowledge Transfer to Medical Applications

2 Visit to DataCentre

The 230 000 processor cores and 15 000 servers run 24/7. Over 90% of the resources for computing in the Data Centre are provided through a private cloud based on OpenStack, an open-source project to deliver a massively scalable cloud operating system.

3 Visit to Antimatter Factory

The Antiproton Decelerator (AD) is a unique machine that produces low-energy antiprotons for studies of antimatter, and “creates” antiatoms.
A proton beam coming from the PS (Proton Synchrotron) is fired into a block of metal. These collisions create a multitude of secondary particles, including lots of antiprotons. These antiprotons have too much energy to be useful for making antiatoms. They also have different energies and move randomly in all directions. The job of the AD is to tame these unruly particles and turn them into a useful, low-energy beam that can be used to produce antimatter.

12:30 Lunch at GlassBox

4 Presentations and discussion on CERN technologies

15:00 Departure from CERN

5 Visit to Science Gateway and shop (optional)

CERN Science Gateway is a place to explore CERN and science through authentic, innovative and inspirational experiences. It is CERN’s new education and outreach center, where we take visitors on a unique journey building on the physical proximity to CERN, its accelerators, detectors, facilities and people.