Timeline of LHC Run 3 Measurements in 2026¶
This page provides quick access links to logbook entries of important OMC shifts or measurements done during the LHC 2026 commissioning and MDs. Some entries (underlined) offer a tooltip when hovered, with a quick description of the important information from that entry. The tables below can be sorted by clicking next to the column headers.
Shift Categorization
The letters in the shifts column have the following meaning:
- W = Weekdays (Day)
- WN = Weekdays (Night)
- H = Holidays or weekend (Day)
- HN = Holidays or weekend (Night)
1 shift consists of an 8h period, so e.g. 0.5W means a 4h shift on a weekday during daytime.
We consider only the "productive" time for these shifts, i.e. time where the machine is in a stable state suitable for measurements, this is why the number might be lower than the time difference between start and end.
Hovering the column name will show a tooltip with more information.
| Start Date | End Date | Shifts | Type | Shift Purpose | Logbook Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 13:30 | 2026-02-26 23:30 | 1W 0.25WN | Commissioning | Injection, Ramp and Flattop Validation | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-02-27 04:55 | 2026-02-27 05:20 | 0.05WN | OP Kicks | Kicks from Michi Down the Squeeze | Entry |
| 2026-02-27 13:00 | 2026-02-27 23:59 | 1W 0.5WN | Commissioning | Flattop to End of Squeeze Validation | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-03-04 01:30 | 2026-03-04 06:00 | 0.70WN | Commissioning | 1.2TeV Cycle (for LHCb) Validation | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-03-07 07:00 | 2026-03-07 14:00 | 0.9H | Commissioning | VdM Optics Commissioning | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-03-08 10:00 | 2026-03-08 10:20 | 0.04W | OP Kicks | Kicks from George at 3TeV | Entry |
| 2026-03-10 16:45 | 2026-03-10 17:15 | 0.0W | Analysis | 3TeV Optics Checks | Entries (OP) |
| 2026-04-15 13:00 | 2026-04-15 19:00 | 0.75W | Commissioning | Pb optics commissioning | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-05-14 22:00 | 2026-05-14 23:00 | 0.125WN | EOF MD 18334 | Impact of local coupling | Shift Start |
| 2026-05-19 20:00 | 2026-05-19 23:00 | 0.375WN | MD 18323 | Optics along a train - Try 1 | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-05-19 23:00 | 2026-05-20 07:00 | 1.0WN | MD 18328 | DA / Replicating HL errors at injection | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-05-20 15:30 | 2026-05-20 16:30 | 0.125W | MD 17383 | IR7 optics validation | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-06-14 07:00 | 2026-06-14 12:00 | 0.625H | Commissioning | High Intensity Test Validation at 3TeV | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 | 2026-06-17 06:30 | 0.8WN | MD 18323 | Optics along a train - Try 2 | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-06-17 06:30 | 2026-06-17 11:30 | 0.625W | MD 18248 | Local Chromaticity MD | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-06-20 01:00 | 2026-06-20 05:00 | 0.5HN | Commissioning | High Intensity Test validation at 6.8TeV + Doros | Shift Start / Summary (OP) |
| 2026-06-22 04:00 | 2026-06-22 08:00 | 0.5WN | Filler | Zero kicks and indiv vs pilot | Shift Start |