SY Department

The SY department is in charge of the beam-related technical systems for all accelerators and transfer lines at CERN. The teams deliver a safe, effective and reliable exploitation of CERN accelerators by designing, developing, delivering and operating systems for beam instrumentation, beam transfer, electrical power converters, radio frequency, targets, collimators and absorbers.

We also carry out studies that lay the foundations of longer-term accelerator options, such as FCC, thanks to our world-class expertise in accelerator technology, R&D, prototyping and testing.

The members of the Department actively take part in CERN’s societal impact by contributing to knowledge-transfer activities such as medical machines, outreach and training.

We strongly support Diversity and Inclusion actions as we believe that multiple and diverse perspectives enable technical excellence, by granting access to a wider range of skills and favouring innovation and creativity.