Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS)

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The Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) is a particle accelerator at CERN. Originally specified as a 300 GeV proton machine, the SPS was actually built to be capable of 400GeV, an operating energy it achieved on the official commissioning date of 17 June 1976. However, by that time this energy had been exceeded by Fermilab, who reached an energy of 500 GeV on May 14 of that year.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Proton_Synchrotron
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Coordinates:   46°14'41"N   6°3'15"E
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