Synchro-Cyclotron (CERN)

This article is about the specific machine at CERN. For the general concept, see Synchrocyclotron.
Synchro-Cyclotron
The CERN Synchrocyclotron in 2024
General properties
Accelerator typeSynchrocyclotron
Beam typeproton
Target typeFixed Target
Beam properties
Maximum energy600 MeV
Maximum current10 μA
Physical properties
Radius2.25 m
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Coordinates46°13′58.7136″N 6°03′9.9468″E / 46.232976000°N 6.052763000°E / 46.232976000; 6.052763000
InstitutionCERN
Dates of operation1957 - 1990
Succeeded byProton Synchrotron Booster

The Synchro-Cyclotron, or Synchrocyclotron (SC), built in 1957, was CERN’s first accelerator. It was 15.7 meters in circumference and provided for CERN's first experiments in particle and nuclear physics. It accelerated particles to energies up to 600 MeV. The foundation stone of CERN was laid at the site of the Synchrocyclotron by the first Director-General of CERN, Felix Bloch. After its remarkably long 33 years of service time, the SC was decommissioned in 1990. Nowadays it accepts visitors as an exhibition area in CERN.

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