Archives of Super Proton Synchrotron Committee, SPSC
Identity Statement | Context | Content and Structure | Conditions of access and use | Description control | Database
Identity Statement [Top]
Reference code(s)
CERN-ARCH-SPSC
Title
Archives of Super Proton Synchrotron Committee, SPSC
Date(s)
1969 - 2002
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Extent of the unit of description
117 files, 13 linear metres, 282 items
Context [Top]
Name of creator
Super Proton Synchrotron Experiments Committee (SPSC)
Administrative history
In 1973 the Super Proton Synchrotron Experiments Committee (SPSC) was set up with Pierre Lehmann as its chairman. The SPSC examined all experimental proposals and made recommendations to the Nuclear Physics Research Committee (NPRC).
In 1976 (end of the bubble chambers period) the NPRC was replaced by the Research Board (RB).
In 1990 the management of the Low Energy Antiproton Ring (LEAR) experiments was transferred to the SPSC which became in 1991 the Super Proton Synchrotron and LEAR Committee (SPSLC). The mandate of the committee was to referee requests from the experimental teams on the basis of their physics interest and of the availability of the accelerators. SPSLC recommendations were sent to the Research Board (RB) for final decision. The SPSLC met about five times a year.
In 1997 with the end of LEAR, the SPSLC reverted to its former name SPSC. The SPSC meets about five times a year.
SPS Committee (SPSC), 1973 to 1990
| Year | Chairman |
| 1973 - 1974 | Lehmann, P |
| 1975 | Lohmann, R |
| 1976 - 1978 | Butterworth, I |
| 1979 | Wiik, I |
| 1981 - 1983 | Lefrançois, J |
| 1984 - 1987 | Foa, L |
| 1988-1990 | Donnachie, A |
SPS & LEAR Committee (SPSLC), 1991 to 1996
| Year | Chairman |
| 1991 - 1992 | Donnachie, A |
| 1993 - 1994 | Goggi, G |
| 1995 - 1996 | D'Almagne, B |
SPS Committee (SPSC), 1997 to 2009
| Year | Chairman |
| 1997 - 1998 | D'Almagne, B |
| 1998 - 2003 | Königsmann, K |
| 2004 - 2009 | Dainton, J B |
| 2009 - | Vallée, C |
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Received in March 1990 by Henry Y and in May 1993 by Budde, Reinhard, Secretary, SPSC (1976-1990)
Content & Structure [Top]
Scope and content
The collection covers the period 1969-2002. It contains documents about the birth of SPS committee, SPSC agenda, minutes, reports, letters of intent, memoranda. It also contains files about West Area (WA), North Area (NA), Underground Area, EMU (Endcap MUon) experiments and files of Cogne meetings I to VI.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Nothing was destroyed.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
The original order has been preserved.
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-01 | General | List of SPSC reports |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-02 | Correspondences | From 1973 to 1976 |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-03 | SPS Physics | From 1984 to 1988 about perspective of SPS physics |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-04 | Workshops & working groups |
1980, 1982, 1985, 1987 |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-05 | SPS Operation | Operation, Memoranda and reports of SPS co-ordinator |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-06 | Experiments files | WA, NA, UA and EMU files, Advisory Committee for UA1 upgrade |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-07 | SPSC Documents | Memoranda, Letters of intents, minutes, reports |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-08 | Cogne I files | Special meeting of the SPSC held on 7-11 Sep 1981, Cogne, Italy |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-09 | Cogne II files | Special meeting of the SPSC held on 6-11 Sep 1984, Cogne, Italy |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-10 | Cogne III files | Special meeting of the SPSC, Cogne, Italy |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-11 | Cogne IV files | Special meeting of the SPSC held on 18-23 Sep 1989, Cogne, Italy |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-12 | Cogne V files | Special meeting of the SPSC held on 12-15 Sep 1990, Cogne, Italy |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-13 | Cogne VI files | Special meeting of the SPSC held on 24-29 Sep 1990, Cogne, Italy |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-14 | SPSC Photo-file | From 1972 to 1975 |
| CERN-ARCH-SPSC-15 | SPSC documents & slides-files | From 1999 to 2002 |
Conditions of access and use [Top]
Conditions governing access
See file level description and the CERN operational circular No 3: rules applicable to archival material and archiving at CERN. In general, records on any subject that are over 30 years old, and all records of a purely scientific nature, may be consulted.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is retained by CERN, no reproduction without permission.
Language / scripts of material
Most of the material is written in English or French.
Finding aids
Listed to file level in the CERN Archives Database.
Description control [Top]
Archivist's note
Description prepared by Sandrine Reyes
Date(s) of description
Geneva, the 14th May 2014.