- The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has ended its final physics run and entered Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), a major upgrade program preparing for the High-Luminosity LHC (HiLumi LHC).
- Since 2008, the LHC has enabled groundbreaking discoveries, including the Higgs boson in 2012, over 85 hadrons, and advances in particle physics and technology.
- The HiLumi LHC, set to start in 2030, will increase luminosity by up to ten times, allowing larger datasets for Higgs boson studies and searches beyond the Standard Model.
- LS3 involves extensive work across CERN's accelerator complex, including replacing 1.2 km of LHC magnets and upgrading ATLAS and CMS detectors with new trigger systems and advanced technologies.
- During the shutdown, scientific analysis of past LHC data continues, with accelerator restart planned from 2028, leading to a new era in high-energy physics.