The CERN proton synchrotron: 50 years of reliable operation and continued development

摘要

On the 24th of November 1959 the CERN Proton Synchrotron (CPS), the most important project on the program of the young CERN laboratory, reached its design energy of about 25 GeV for the first time. This recollection is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of that day.