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The US contribution to the Phase I upgrade of the Large Hadron
Collider (LHC) at the European
Organization for Nuclear Research
(CERN) consists of
the design and fabrication of specialized equipment by US DOE
laboratories. The contribution through the national laboratories is
called the Accelerator Project for Upgrade
of LHC (APUL). The US contribution will enable a projected two- to
three-fold increase in LHC luminosity. Furthermore, participation in
the upgrade offers the U.S. the opportunity to benefit from its
previous investment in the LHC, and enables it to continue
developing novel techniques and analysis tools leading to additional
important discoveries expected from the upgrade.
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