When the proposal for an experiment at CERN is sufficiently advanced, generally after long discussions between many people, and an assessment has been made of the financial implications of the project, the time required on one or other of the machines, and the necessary experimental equipment and staff, it is submitted to the appropriate CERN Scientific Committee.
These committees also make recommendations on the facilities offered by the accelerators in their respective fields.
The committees’ proposals and recommendations were passed on to the Nuclear Physics Research Committee from 1960 to 1976 and to the Research Board from 1976 to today for the final decisions concerning the experimental programme and the facilities offered by the accelerators.
Information about current and former committees (in alphabetical order) is given below:
AC | DRDC (1) | DRDC (2) | EEC | EmC | INTC | ISC | ISRC | ISTC | LEPC | LHCC | NPRC | NSC | PH-I | PH-II | PH-III | PSC | PSCC | RB | SCC | SPSC (1) | SPSC (2) | SPSLC | TCC
Advisory Committee (AC), 1957 – 1960
| Advisory Committee (AC), 1957 – 1960 | |||
| During a meeting of the Scientific Policy Committee, it was decided to propose to the Council the creation of an Advisory Committee to advise the Director-General on matters concerning the utilization of the accelerators by visiting teams from Member States.The Advisory Committee was established in June 1957. It met for the first time in August 1957 in the presence of seven visitors’ representatives and ten CERN staff, when it discussed their proposals for Synchro-Cyclotron (SC) experiments. The committee met six times between 1957 and 1960.With the Proton Synchroton (PS) commissionnned in November 1959, a global policy was defined for the exploitation of the SC and the PS. The Advisory Committee (for the SC, PS and Emulsion techniques) was taken over by three new experimental committees, one for each experimental technique used: the Electronic Experiments Committee (EEC), the Track Chamber Committee (TCC) (for the Bubble Chambers) and the Emulsion Committee. Access to the fulltexts | |||
| 1957 Chairperson: Bakker, C CERN-AC-1-Draft Fulltexts | 1958 Chairperson: Bakker, C CERN-AC-2 to 12 Fulltexts | 1959 Chairperson: Bakker, C CERN-AC-13 to 22 Fulltexts | 1960 Chairperson: Gentner, W CERN-AC-24 to 27 Fulltexts |
Detector Research and Development Committee (DRDC-1), 1990 – 1995
| Detector Research and Development Committee (DRDC-1), 1990 – 1995 | ||
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| The Detector Research and Development Committee (DRDC) was set up in July 1990. It received proposals for detector R&D involving people from Member States, other countries, and CERN itself. The committee operated in the same way as the other experimental committees of CERN, and forwarded its recommendations to the Research Board for final decision. It held its last meeting in January 1995. Its role was taken over by the LHC Committee (LHCC) and SPS Committee (SPSC). DRDC-1 Database | ||
| 1990 Chairperson: Iarocci, E Index of DRDC documents CERN-DRDC-90-21 to 84 Fulltexts | 1991 Chairperson: Iarocci, E Index of DRDC documents CERN-DRDC-91-1 to 56 Fulltexts | 1992 Chairperson: Iarocci, E Index of DRDC documents CERN-DRDC-92-1 to 55 Fulltexts |
| 1993 Chairperson: Iarocci, E / Turala, M Index of DRDC documents CERN-DRDC-93-1 to 58 Fulltexts | 1994 Chairperson: Turala, M Index of DRDC documents CERN-DRDC-94-1 to 57 Fulltexts | |
Detector Research and Development Committee (DRDC-2), 2023- Present
| Detector Research and Development Committee (DRDC-2), 2023- Present | ||
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| 2023 Chairperson: Bergauer, T CERN-DRDC-2023-001 to 002 Fulltexts | 2024 Chairperson: Bergauer, T CERN-DRDC-2024-001 to 12 Fulltexts | 2025 Chairperson: Bergauer, T CERN-DRDC-2025-001 to 005 Fulltexts |
| DRDC Database | ||
Electronic Experiments Committee (EEC) – Physics I Committee (PH-I-COM), 1961 – 1976
| Electronic Experiments Committee (EEC) – Physics I Committee (PH-I-COM), 1961 – 1976 | |||
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| In 1960 the Director-General John Adams proposed a number of measures to define a global policy for the exploitation of the Synchro-Cyclotron (SC) and the new Proton Synchrotron (PS). He decided to create three Committees, one for each experimental technique used: Electronic : Electronic Experiments Commitee (EEC) Bubble chambers : Track Chamber Committee (TCC) Emulsions :Emulsion Committee (EmC) These three new committees were proposed to replace the Advisory Committee and the Bubble Chamber Committee. The EEC had the task of examining proposals for electronics experiments (counter and other electronic experiments not included in the TCC and EmC functions) to be carried out at the CERN 28GeV Proton Synchrotron (PS), and making recommendations to theNuclear Physics Research Committee (NPRC). It formed a link between the European counter groups and the CERN Laboratory. The EEC came into operation in 1961, and met about once a month. The first meeting was held on 1 March, 1961. It comprised a Chairperson (a senior physicist working on electronic experiments, not on the staff of CERN) and Members (representatives of CERN and other European counter groups wanting to use the CERN facilities). In 1966, the EEC was often called the Physics I Committee (PH-I-COM). This name referred to the new departments, Physics I and Physics II, which had just been created as an additional layer in CERN’s organisational structure. The name PH-I was sometimes used (from 1966 until the departments were abolished in 1976) in the numbering systems of EEC. For example, propositions for the EEC were given “PH-I-COM-YY-RN” numbers, while EEC minutes had “EEC-YY-RN” numbers.In 1976 (end of the bubble chambers period) John Adams and Leon Van Hove rationalized the system, abolishing the committee system based on experimental techniques, and basing it instead on the machine. EEC and TCC merged to become the Proton Synchrotron Committee (PSC). 19611965197419761977EECEEC / PH-I-COMEECPSCTCCTCC / PH-II-COMTCC PSC | |||
| 1961 Chairperson: Salvini, G EEC documents without reference Box: O0931 | 1962 Chairperson: Cassels, J M EEC documents without reference Box: O0931 | 1962 Chairperson: Cassels, J M EEC documents without reference Box: O0931 | 1964 Chairperson: Cassels, J M EEC documents without reference Box: O0933 |
| 1965 Chairperson: Puppi, G EEC documents without reference CERN-PH-I-COM-65-1 to 59 Box: O0934 Fulltexts | 1966 Chairperson: Paul, W EEC documents without reference CERN-PH-I-COM-66-1 to 056 Box: O0935 Fulltexts | 1967 Chairperson: Paul, W EEC documents without reference CERN-PH-I-COM-67-1 to 51 Box: O0936 Fulltexts | 1968 Chairperson: Paul, W EEC documents without reference CERN-PH-I-COM-68-1 to 58 Box: O0937 Fulltexts |
| 1969 Chairperson: Falk-Vairant, P EEC documents without reference CERN-PH-I-COM-69-1 to 61 Box: O0938 Fulltexts | 1970 Chairperson: Falk-Vairant, P EEC documents without reference CERN-PH-I-COM-70-1 to 65 Box: O0939 Fulltexts | 1971 Chairperson: Mannelli, I EEC documents without reference CERN-PH-I-COM-71-1 to 52 Box: O0941 Fulltexts | 1972 Chairperson: Mannelli, I EEC documents without reference CERN-PH-I-COM-72-1 to 48 Box: O0942 Fulltexts |
| 1973 Chairperson: Manelli, I EEC documents without reference CERN-PH-I-COM-73-1 to 66 Box: O0943 Fulltexts | 1974 Chairperson: Manelli, I CERN-EEC-74-1 to 54 Box: O0944 Fulltexts | 1975 Chairperson: Astbury, A CERN-EEC-75-1 to 63O0945 Fulltexts | 1976 Chairperson: Astbury, A CERN-EEC-76-1 to 26 Box: O0945 Fulltexts |
| Source: CERN-344-Rev.4 ; CERN Courier, Vol.7, N°3PH-I-COM Database – EEC DatabaseLists of PH-I-COM documents: 1966 to 1972 | |||
Emulsion Experiment Committee (EmC) – Physics III Committee (PH-III-COM), 1961 – 1976
| Emulsion Experiment Committee (EmC) – Physics III Committee (PH-III-COM), 1961 – 1976 |
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| In 1960 the Director-General John Adams proposed a number of measures to define a global policy for the exploitation of the Synchro-Cyclotron and the new Proton Synchrotron. He decided to create three Committees, one for each experimental technique used:Emulsions : Emulsion Committee (EmC)Electronic : Electronic Experiments Commitee (EEC)Bubble chambers : Track Chamber Committee (TCC)These three new committees were proposed to replace the Advisory Committee and Bubble Chamber Committee.The EmC’s functions were to propose to the Nuclear Physics Research Committee emulsion experiments to be carried out at CERN, and also to form a link between the European emulsion groups and the CERN Laboratory.The EmC came into operation in 1961, and met about once a month. It comprised a Chairperson (a senior physicist working on emulsion experiments, not on the staff of CERN) and members (representatives of CERN and other European emulsion groups wanting to use CERN facilities).In 1966 the importance of emulsion techniques decreased rapidly, and following a proposal by B. Gregory, G. Ekspong and L. Van Hove, it was decided to merge the EmC with the Nuclear Structure Committee (NSC) to form the Physics III-Committee (PH-III-COM).In 1976 (end of the bubble chambers period) John Adams and Leon Van Hove rationalized the system, abolishing the committee system based on experimental technique, and basing it instead on the machine. PH-III Committee became the SC Committee (SCC), which existed until 1978. 19611964196619671976EmCEmCPH-III-COMPH-III-COMSCCNSC1961Chairperson: Powell, C FCERN-EmC-61-01 to 25Fulltexts1962Chairperson: Powell, C FCERN-EmC-62-01 to 46CERN-EmC-62-A to HFulltexts1963Chairperson: Powell, C F / Gottstein, K / Burhops, E H SCERN-EmC-63-01 to 25CERN-EmC-63-A to DFulltexts1964Chairperson: Ekspong, A GCERN-EmC-64-01 to 27CERN-EmC-64-A to FFulltexts1965Chairperson: Ekspong, A GCERN-EmC-65-01 to 12CERN-EmC-65-A to HFulltexts1966Chairperson: Ekspong, A GCERN-EmC-66-01 to 03CERN-EmC-66-A to BFulltextsCERN-PH-III-66-01 to 13Fulltexts1967Chairperson: Ekspong, A GCERN-PH-III-67-01 to 49Fulltexts1968Chairperson: Ekspong, A GCERN-PH-III-68-01 to 76Fulltexts1969Chairperson: Kofoed, HCERN-PH-III-69-01 to 31Fulltexts1970Chairperson: Kofoed, HCERN-PH-III-70-01 to 53Fulltexts1971Chairperson: Kofoed, HCERN-PH-III-71-01 to 62CERN-PH-III-B to TFulltexts1972Chairperson: Wilkinson, D HCERN-PH-III-72-01 to 73CERN-PH-III-A to RFulltexts1973Chairperson: Wilkinson, D HCERN-PH-III-73-01 to 19CERN-PH-III-73-A to FFulltexts1974Chairperson: Wilkinson, D HCERN-PH-III-74-01 to 60CERN-PH-III-74-A to DFulltexts1975Chairperson: Wilkinson, D HCERN-PH-III-75-01 to 36CERN-PH-III-A to DFulltextsSource : CERN-344-Rev.4 ; CERN Courier, Vol.7, N°3EmC Database – PH-III-COM DatabaseLists of EmC documents : 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964Lists of PH-III documents : 06/1966 to 05/1968 | 05/1968 to 12/1968 | 01/1969 to 05/1969 | 05/1969 to 02/1970 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 01/1975 to 08/1975 | 09/1975 to 12/1975 |
ISOLDE Committee (ISC), 1991 – 1999
| ISOLDE Committee (ISC), 1991 – 1999 |
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| The Isolde Committee (ISC) was set up in 1991 to evaluate proposals for experiments on the Isolde facility (On-Line-Isotope Separator) after its transfer to the Proton Synchrotron (PS) Booster. The ISC held four meetings per year. The committee’s conclusions were transmitted to the Research Board (RB) by the Chairperson. Previously, Isolde had operated on the Synchro-Cyclotron (approved by the Nuclear Physics Research Committee (NPRC) on 17 December 1964).In 1999 ISC became Isolde and Neutron Time-of-Flight Experiments Committee (ISTC), evaluating proposals for experiments of Isolde facility and in addition for the Neutron Time of Flight facility. 1991Chairperson: Jonson, BIndex of ISC documentsCERN-ISC-91-1 to 38Box: K0111Fulltexts1992Chairperson: Jonson, BIndex of ISC documentsCERN-ISC-92-1 to 42Box: K0112Fulltexts1993Chairperson: Jonson, BIndex of ISC documentsCERN-ISC-93-1 to 38Box: K0112Fulltexts1994Chairperson: Richter, AIndex of ISC documentsCERN-ISC-94-1 to 30Box: K0112Fulltexts1995Chairperson: Richter, AIndex of ISC documentsCERN-ISC-95-1 to 30Box: K0113Fulltexts1996Chairperson: Richter, AIndex of ISC documentsCERN-ISC-96-1 to 33Box: K0113Fulltexts1997Chairperson: Richter, AIndex of ISC documentsCERN-ISC-97-1 to 32Box: K0113Fulltexts1998Chairperson: Richter, AIndex of ISC documentsCERN-ISC-98-1 to 25Box: K0113Fulltexts1999Chairperson: Richter, A / Flocard, HIndex of ISC & ISTC documentsCERN-ISC-99-1 to 18CERN-ISTC-99-1 to 8CERN-ISTC-99-19 to 21Box: K0113 – K0115Fulltexts |
ISOLDE and Neutron Time-of-Flight Experiments Committee (ISTC), 1999 – (INTC), 2000 – Today
| ISOLDE and Neutron Time-of-Flight Experiments Committee (ISTC), 1999 – (INTC), 2000 – Today |
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| The Isolde and Neutron Time-of-Flight Experiments Committee (ISTC) was set up in 1999 and the abbreviation was changed to INTC in 2000. It took over the duties of evaluating proposals for experiments on the ISOLDE facility that was formerly in the hands of the Isolde Committee (ISC). In addition it reviews experiments proposed for the Neutron Time of Flight (nTOF) facility which started operating in 2000. The INTC works on a basis of four meetings per year. The committee’s conclusions and recommendations are transmitted to the Research Board (RB) by the Chairperson for the final decisions, in particular on approval of experiments. 1999Chairperson: Richter, A / Flocard, HIndex of ISC & ISTC documentsCERN-ISC-99-1 to 18CERN-ISTC-99-1 to 8CERN-ISTC-99-19 to 21Box: K0113 – K0115Fulltexts2000Chairperson: Flocard, HIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2000-001 to 048Box: K0114Fulltexts2001Chairperson: Flocard, HIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2001-001 to 039Box: K0114Fulltexts2002Chairperson: Flocard, HIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2002-001 to 039Fulltexts2003Chairperson: Äystö, JIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2003-001 to 040Fulltexts2004Chairperson: Äystö, JIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2004-001 to 031Fulltexts2005Chairperson: Äystö, JIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2005-001 to 035Box: K0114Fulltexts2006Chairperson: Huyse, MIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2006-001 to 045Fulltexts2007Chairperson: Huyse, MIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2007-001 to 029Fulltexts2008Chairperson: Huyse, MIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2008-001 to 046Fulltexts2009Chairperson: Huyse, M / Butler, PIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2009-001 to 041Fulltexts2010Chairperson: Butler, PIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2010-001 to 081Fulltexts2011Chairperson: Butler, PIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2011-001 to 060Fulltexts2012Chairperson: Butler, PIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2012-001 to 071Fulltexts2013Chairperson: Blaum, KIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2013-001 to 056Fulltexts2014Chairperson: Blaum, KIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2014-001 to 070Fulltexts2015Chairperson: Blaum, KIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2015-001 to 055Fulltexts2016Chairperson: Blaum, KIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2016-001 to 059Fulltexts2017Chairperson: Riisager, KIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2017-001 to 097Fulltexts2018Chairperson: Riisager, KIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2018-001 to 032Fulltexts2019Chairperson: Riisager, KIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2019-001 to 037Fulltexts2020Chairperson: Riisager, K / Pfutzner, MIndex of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2020-001 to 073Fulltexts2021Chairperson: Pfutzner, M Index of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2021-001 to 062Fulltexts2022Chairperson: Pfutzner, M Index of INTC documentsCERN-INTC-2022-001 to 049Fulltexts 2023 Chairperson: Pfutzner, M Index of INTC documents CERN-INTC-2023-001 to 080 Fulltexts2024 Chairperson: Pfutzner, M Index of INTC documents CERN-INTC-2024-001 to 075 Fulltexts2025 Chairperson: Pfutzner, M Index of INTC documents CERN-INTC-2025-001 to 055 FulltextsISTC Database – INTC database |
Large Electron Positron Committee (LEPC), 1982 – 2000
| Large Electron Positron Committee (LEPC), 1982 – 2000 |
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| The Large Electron Positron Collider Committe (LEPC) was set up with G. Wolf as its Chairperson in 1982.The LEPC was responsible for informing the Research Board (RB) about the experimental programme of the LEP accelerator. It received experimental proposals, organised their public presentation and discussion, and nominated experts, usually chosen from among its members, to evaluate them. After consultation with the machine group of LEP, the committee presented its recommendations to the Research Board. The LEPC also established the long-term programme of LEP, which was submitted to the Scientific Policy Committee (SPC).LEPC met about once a month. Its first meeting was held in March 1982, and the last meeting in November 2000. 1982Chairperson: Wolf, GIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-82-1 to 71Fulltexts1983Chairperson: Wolf, GIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-83-1 to 17Fulltexts1984Chairperson: Wolf, GIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-84-1 to 23Fulltexts1985Chairperson: Wolf, GIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-85-1 to 41Fulltexts1986Chairperson: Turlay, RIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-86-1 to 15Fulltexts1987Chairperson: Turlay, RIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-87-1 to 14Fulltexts1988Chairperson: Turlay, RIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-88-1 to 16Fulltexts1989Chairperson: Turlay, RIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-89-1 to 19Fulltexts1990Chairperson: Haïssinski, JIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-90-1 to 18Fulltexts1991Chairperson: Haïssinski, JIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-91-1 to 13Fulltexts1992Chairperson: Haïssinski, JIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-92-1 to 17Fulltexts1993Chairperson: Haïssinski, JIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-93-1 to 16Fulltexts1994Chairperson: Dowel, J DIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-94-1 to 17Fulltexts1995Chairperson: Dowell, J DIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-95-1 to 11Fulltexts1996Chairperson: Dowell, J D / Zerwas, PIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-96-1 to 9Fulltexts1997Chairperson: Zerwas, PIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-97-1 to 12Fulltexts1998Chairperson: Spiro, MIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-98-1 to 9Fulltexts1999Chairperson: Spiro, MIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-99-1 to 9Fulltexts2000Chairperson: Spiro, MIndex of LEPC documentsCERN-LEPC-2000-1 to 12Fulltexts LEPC Database |
Large Hadron Collider Committee (LHCC), 1992 – Today
| Large Hadron Collider Committee (LHCC), 1992 – Today |
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| The Large Hadron Collider Committee (LHCC) was set up after the March 1992 General Meeting on LHC Physics and Detectors (ECFA Towards the LHC experimental programme) where expressions of interest were presented for experiments on the LHC. The LHCC makes recommendations to the Research Board (RB).The LHCC also reviews the LHC Computing Grid (LCG) Project. The LHCC is responsible for reviewing the remaining detector R&D projects (RD39, RD42 and RD50) having taken over the role of the Detector Research and Development Committee (DRDC) in 1995.1992Chairperson: Aubert, J JIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-92-01 to 23Box: V0841Fulltexts1993Chairperson: Aubert, J JIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-93-01 to 62Box: V0841 to V0842Fulltexts1994Chairperson: Aubert, J JIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-94-01 to 46Box: V0842 to V0843Fulltexts1995Chairperson: Aubert, J JIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-95-01 to 83Box: V0844 to V0845Fulltexts1996Chairperson: Iarocci, EIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-96-01 to 48Box: V0845 to V0847Fulltexts1997Chairperson: Iarocci, EIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-97-01 to 64Box: V0847 to V0852Fulltexts1998Chairperson: Engelen, JIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-98-01 to 45Box: V0853 to V0855Fulltexts1999Chairperson: Engelen, JIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-99-01 to 39Box: V0856 to V0858Fulltexts2000Chairperson: Engelen, JIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2000-001 to 052Box: V0858 to V0901Fulltexts2001Chairperson: Calvetti, MIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2001-001 to 041Box: V0902Fulltexts2002Chairperson: Calvetti, MIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2002-001 to 045Box: V0903Fulltexts2003Chairperson: Calvetti, MIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2003-001 to 069Box: L1046Fulltexts2004Chairperson: Calvetti, MIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2004-001 to 038Box: L1047Fulltexts2005Chairperson: Bertolucci, SIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2005-001 to 042Box: L1048 to L1049Fulltexts2006Chairperson: Bertolucci, SIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2006-001 to 039Box: L1101Fulltexts2007Chairperson: Bertolucci, S / Wyatt, TIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2007-01 to 031Box: L1102Fulltexts2008Chairperson: Wyatt, TIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2008-01 to 021Box: L1102Fulltexts2009Chairperson: Wyatt, TIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2009-01 to 017Box: MisingFulltexts2010Chairperson: Wyatt, TIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2010-001 to 018Box: MissingFulltexts2011Chairperson: Elsen, EIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2011-001 to 015Box: MissingFulltexts2012Chairperson: Elsen, EIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2012-001 to 022Box: MissingFulltexts2013Chairperson: Elsen, EIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2013-001 to 025Box: MissingFulltexts2014Chairperson: Elsen, EIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2014-001 to 026Box: MissingFulltexts2015Chairperson: Forti, FIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2015-001 to 025Box: MissingFulltexts2016Chairperson: Forti, FIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2016-001 to 013Box: MissingFulltexts2017Chairperson: Forti, FIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2017-001 to 028Box: MissingFulltexts2018Chairperson: Forti, FIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2018-01 to 036Box: MissingFulltexts2019Chairperson: Simon, FIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2019-001 to 018Box: MissingFulltexts2020Chairperson: Simon, FIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2020-001 to 021Box: MissingFulltexts2021Chairperson: Simon, FIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2021-001 to 025Box: MissingFulltexts2022Chairperson: Simon, FIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2022-001 to 016Box: MissingFulltexts2023Chairperson: Simon, FIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2023-001 to OngoingBox: MissingFulltexts2024Chairperson: Simon, FIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2024-001 to 18Box: MissingFulltexts2025Chairperson: Simon, FIndex of LHCC documentsCERN-LHCC-2025-001 to 011Box: MissingFulltexts LHCC Database – Boxes: K0823 to K0845 – LHCC documents from 1992 to 1999 |
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| Nuclear Physics Research Committee (NPRC), 1961 – 1975 |
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| In 1960 the Director-General John Adams proposed a number of measures to define a global policy for the exploitation of the Synchro-Cyclotron and the new Proton Synchrotron. He decided to create three Committees, one for each experimental technique used:Emulsions : Emulsion Committee (EmC)Electronic : Electronic Experiments Commitee (EEC)Bubble Chambers : Track Chamber Committee (TCC)The recommendations of these three committees were then passed to the Nuclear Physics Research Committee (NPRC) under the Chairpersonship of the Director-General, which took the final decisions concerning the experimental programme and the facilities offered by the PS and SC accelerators. The NPRC took into consideration not only the scientific merit of the experiments proposed, but also their technical and financial implications and whether they were compatible with the other experiments in the programme.The members of the NPRC were the chairmen of the Emc, TCC, EEC, and the leader, or a representative of the Nuclear Physics (NP), Theory (TH), Proton Synchrotron (PS), Synchro-Cyclotron (SC), Data Handling (DD), Track Chamber (TC) and Nuclear Physics Apparatus (NPA) divisions.In addition to approving new proposals the Physics Committee and the NPRC regularly reviewed the status and needs of the various experiments in progress.In 1976 (end of the bubble chambers period) John Adams and Leon Van Hove rationalized the system, abolishing the committee system based on experimental techniques, and basing it instead on the machine. The NPRC was replaced by the Research Board (RB).1961 Chairperson: Adams, J1961 : CERN-NPRC-01 to 05Fulltexts1961 – 1965Chairperson: Weisskopf, V F1961 : CERN-NPRC-06 to 081962 : CERN-NPRC-09 to 181963 : CERN-NPRC-19 to 281964 : CERN-NPRC-29 to 391965 : CERN-NPRC-40 to 49Fulltexts1966 – 1970Chairperson: Gregory, B P1966 : CERN-NPRC-50 to 591967 : CERN-NPRC-60 to 701968 : CERN-NPRC-71 to 791969 : CERN-NPRC-80 to 861970 : CERN-NPRC-87 to 94Fulltexts1971 – 1975Chairperson: Jentschke, W1971 : CERN-NPRC-095 to 1031972 : CERN-NPRC-104 to 1131973 : CERN-NPRC-114 to 1231974 : CERN-NPRC-124 to 1341975 : CERN-NPRC-135 to 143FulltextsSource : CERN-344-Rev.4 ; CERN Courier, Vol.7, N°3NPRC database |
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| Nuclear Structure Committee (NSC), 1964 – 1966 |
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| In 1964 Torleif Ericson, together with the head of CERN’s NP division Peter Preiswerk, proposed that the Director-General create a Nuclear Structure Committee (NSC). This was set up soon after with Ericson as Chairperson. The aim of NSC was to discuss and to decide on experimental proposals in the field of nuclear structure research; and to provide some co-ordination between the groups inside and outside of CERN that took part in the nuclear structure programme at the Synchro-Cyclotron (SC).This committee met only seven time before it merged in 1966 with EmC and was renamed the Physics III Committee (PH-III-COM). 1961196419661976EmCPH-III-COMSCCNSC1964Chairperson: Ericson, TWithout reference1965Chairperson: Ericson, TWithout reference1966Chairperson: Ericson, TWithout referenceNSC database |
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| Proton Synchrotron Committee (PSC), 1976 – 1978 |
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| In 1976 (end of the bubble chambers period) John Adams and Leon Van Hove rationalized the system, abolishing the committee system based on experimental techniques, and basing it instead on the machine.The Electronic Experiments Committee (EEC) and Track Chamber Committee (TCC) (after 1966 commonly called the Physics I (PH-I-COM) and Physics II (PH-II-COM) Committees) merged to become the Proton Synchrotron Committee (PSC).The PSC examined all experimental proposals for the 28 GeV Proton Synchrotron and made recommendations to the Research Board (RB).In 1978 the PSC and the Synchro-Cyclotron Experiment Committee (SCC) fused to form the Proton Synchrotron and Synchro-Cyclotron Committee (PSCC). 1976Chairperson: Astbury, AIndex of PSC documentsIndex of PSC documentsCERN-PSC-76-1 to 22Box: O0945Fulltexts1977Chairperson: Astbury, AIndex of PSC documentsIndex of PSC documentsCERN-PSC-77-1 to 46Box: O1011Fulltexts1978Chairperson: Astbury, AIndex of PSC documentsCERN-PSC-78-1 to 27Box: 1012FulltextsSource : History of CERN, Vol. II & IIIPSC Database |
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| Proton Synchrotron and Synchro-Cyclotron Committee (PSCC), 1978 – 1990 |
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| In 1978 the Synchro-Cyclotron Committee (SCC) and Proton Synchrotron Committee (PSC) fused into the PSCC to advise on research at both machines (PS & SC).When the SC was shut down in 1990, the management of matters concerning ISOLDE (which moved to the Booster at the PS) was transferred to the ISOLDE Committee (ISC), and management of Low Energy Antiproton Ring (LEAR) was transferred to the Super Proton Synchrotron Committee (SPSC).Source : History of CERN, Vol. II & III 1978 Chairperson : Klapisch, R Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-78-1 to 37Box: O1012Fulltexts1979 Chairperson : Klapisch, R Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-79-1 to 68Box: O1014Fulltexts1980 Chairperson : Klapisch, R Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-80-1 to 144Box: O1039Fulltexts1981 Chairperson: Hansen, P G Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-81-1 to 86Box: O1016Fulltexts1982 Chairperson: Hansen, P G Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-82-1 to 98Box: O1017Fulltexts1983 Chairperson: Hansen, P G Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-83-1 to 55Box: O1018Fulltexts1984 Chairperson: Hansen, P G Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-84-1 to 69Box: O1019Fulltexts1985 Chairperson: Hansen, P G / Specht, H J Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-85-1 to 92Box: O1021Fulltexts1986 Chairperson : Specht, H J Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-86-1 to 50Box: O1022Fulltexts1987 Chairperson : Specht, H J Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-87-1 to 42Box: O1022Fulltexts1988 Chairperson : Specht, H J Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-88-1 to 39Box: O1023Fulltexts1989 Chairperson : Albrow, M Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-89-1 to 36Box: O1023Fulltexts1990 Chairperson : Albrow, M Index of PSCC documents CERN-PSCC-90-1 to 37Box: O1024FulltextsAccess to PSCC Fulltext |
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| Research Board (RB), 1976 – Today |
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| In 1976 the Research Board (RB) took over from the Nuclear Physics Research Committee (NPRC).The Research Board receives recommendations from all the CERN Experimental Committees, and takes decisions on them. Once approved, the proposals become part of the CERN experimental programme. The Research Board also decides on the accelerator schedules and requests for “Recognized Experiments” at CERN. 1976 – 1980Chairperson : Van Hove, LCERN-RB-01 to 48Fulltexts1981 – 1988Chairperson : Schopper, H FCERN-DG-RB-81-1 to 88-132Fulltexts1989 – 1991Chairperson : Rubbia, C1992 – 1993Chairperson : Rubbia, C / Darriulat, PCERN-DG-RB-89-133 to 93-206 Fulltexts1994 – 1998Chairperson : Llewellyn Smith, C HCERN-DG-RB-94-207 to 98-276Fulltexts1999 – 2003Chairperson : Maiani, LCERN-DG-RB-99-277 to 2003-355Fulltexts2004 – 2008Chairperson : Aymar, RCERN-DG-RB-2004-357 to 2008-398Fulltexts2009 – 2015Chairperson : Heuer, RCERN-DG-RB-2009-401 to 2015-459Fulltexts2016 – PresentChairperson : Gianotti, FCERN-DG-RB-2016-460 to 2025-xxFulltexts RB Database |
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| Synchro-Cyclotron Commitee (SCC), 1976 – 1977 |
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| In 1976 (end of the Bubble Chambers period) John Adams and Leon Van Hove rationalized the system, abolishing the committee system based on experimental techniques, and basing it instead on the machine. The Physics III Committee (PH-III-COM) was renamed the Synchro-Cyclotron Committee. The SCC examined all experimental proposals for the SC and made recommendations to the Research Board, which replaced the NPRC in 1976.In 1978 SCC and Proton Synchrotron Committee (PSC) fused into the PS & SC Committee (PSCC) to advise on research at both machines (PS & SC). 1976Chairperson: V. SoergelIndex of SCC documentsCERN-SCC-76-1 to 26Box : O1046Fulltexts1977Chairperson: V. SoergelIndex of SCC documentsIndex of SCC documentsCERN-SCC-77-1 to 32Box : O1046Fulltexts1978Chairperson: V. SoergelIndex of SCC documentsCERN-SCC-78-1 to 22Box : O1012FulltextsSource : History of CERN, Vol. II & IIISCC DatabaseFulltexts: 1976 – 1977 |
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| Super Proton Synchrotron Committee (SPSC) – 1st Period, 1973 – 1990 |
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| In 1973 the Super Proton Synchrotron Experiments Committee (SPSC) was set up with Pierre Lehmann as its Chairperson.The SPSC examined all experimental proposals and made recommendations to the Nuclear Physics Research Committee (NPRC).In 1990 the management of the Low Energy Antiproton Ring (LEAR) experiments was transferred to the SPSC which became the Super Proton Synchrotron and LEAR Committee (SPSLC).1973Chairperson: Lehmann, PIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-(G/I/M/P/R/T)-73-1 toFulltexts1974Chairperson: Lehmann, PIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-74-1 to 127Fulltexts1975Chairperson: Lohmann, RIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-75-1 to 86Fulltexts1976Chairperson: Butterworth, IIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-76-1 to 114Fulltexts1977Chairperson: Butterworth, IIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-77-001 to 124Fulltexts1978Chairperson: Butterworth, IIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-78-001 to 162Fulltexts1979Chairperson: Wiik, BIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-79-001 to 140Fulltexts1980Chairperson: Wiik, BIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-80-001 to 137Fulltexts1981Chairperson: Lefrançois, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-81-001 to 111Fulltexts1982Chairperson: Lefrançois, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-82-001 to 081Fulltexts1983Chairperson: Lefrançois, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-83-001 to 087Box: O1337Fulltexts1984Chairperson: Foa, LIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-84-001 to 095Box: O1341Fulltexts1985Chairperson: Foa, LIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-85-001 to 081Box: O1342Fulltexts1986Chairperson: Foa, LIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-86-001 to 035Box: O1343Fulltexts1987Chairperson: Foa, LIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-87-001 to 053Box: O1343Fulltexts1988Chairperson: Donnachie, AIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-88-001 to 050Box: O1344Fulltexts1989Chairperson: Donnachie, AIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-89-001 to 062Box: O1344Fulltexts1990Chairperson: Donnachie, AIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-90-001 to 043Box: O1345FulltextsSPSC Database |
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| Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) and Low Energy Antiproton Ring (LEAR) Committee (SPSLC), 1990 – 1996 |
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| In 1990 the Super Proton Synchrotron Committee (SPSC) was renamed SPS and LEAR committee (SPSLC) when it took over management of the LEAR experiment.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. 1991Chairperson: Donnachie, AIndex of SPSLC documentsCERN-SPSLC-91-001 to 060Box: B1421Fulltexts1992Chairperson: Donnachie, AIndex of SPSLC documentsCERN-SPSLC-92-001 to 067Box: B1421-B1422Fulltexts1993Chairperson: Goggi, GIndex of SPSLC documentsCERN-SPSLC-93-001 to 036Box: B1423Fulltexts1994Chairperson: Goggi, GIndex of SPSLC documentsCERN-SPSLC-94-001 to 034Box: B1423Fulltexts1995Chairperson: D’Almagne, BIndex of SPSLC documentsCERN-SPSLC-95-001 to 074Box: B1424-B1425Fulltexts1996Chairperson: D’Almagne, BIndex of SPSLC documentsCERN-SPSLC-96-001 to 058Box: B1425-B1426FulltextsSPSLC Database |
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| Super Proton Synchrotron and Proton Synchrotron Committee (SPSC) – 2nd Period, 1997 – Today |
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| In 1997, with the end of the Low Energy Antiproton Ring (LEAR), the Super Proton Synchrotron and LEAR Committee (SPSLC) retook his former name SPSC.The mandate of the committee is to referee requests from the experimental teams on the basis of their physics interest and of the availability of the accelerators. SPSC recommendations are sent to the Research Board (RB), which takes the decisions. The SPSC meets about five times a year. 1997Chairperson: D’Almagne, BIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-97-001 to 029Box: B1427Fulltexts1998Chairperson: D’Almagne, B / Königsmann, KIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-98-001 to 041Box: B1427Fulltexts1999Chairperson: Königsmann, KIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-99-001 to 041Box: B1428Fulltexts2000Chairperson: Königsmann, KIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2000-001 to 046Box: O1441Fulltexts2001Chairperson: Königsmann, KIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2001-001 to 033Box: O1441Fulltexts2002Chairperson: Königsmann, KIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2002-001 to 040Fulltexts2003Chairperson: Königsmann, KIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2003-001 to 038Fulltexts2004Chairperson: Dainton, J BIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2004-001 to 033Fulltexts2005Chairperson: Dainton, J BIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2005-001 to 044Fulltexts2006Chairperson: Dainton, J BIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2005-001 to 041Fulltexts2007Chairperson: Dainton, J BIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2007-001 to 039Fulltexts2008Chairperson: Dainton, J BIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2008-001 to 033Fulltexts2009Chairperson: Dainton, J B / Vallée, CIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2009-001 to 038Fulltexts2010Chairperson: Vallée, CIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2010-001 to 037Fulltexts2011Chairperson: Vallée, CIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2011-001 to 043Fulltexts2012Chairperson: Vallée, CIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2012-001 to 035Fulltexts2013Chairperson: Vallée, CIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2013-001 to 036Fulltexts2014Chairperson: Vallée, CIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2014-001 to 038Fulltexts2015Chairperson: Vallée, CIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2015-001 to 042Fulltexts2016Chairperson: Vallée, CIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2016-001 to 043Fulltexts2017Chairperson: Nash, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2017-001 to 046Fulltexts2018Chairperson: Nash, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2018-001 to 037Fulltexts 2019 Chairperson: Nash, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2019-001 to 049Fulltexts 2020 Chairperson: Nash, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2020-001 to 028Fulltexts2021Chairperson: Nash, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2021-001 to 030Fulltexts2022Chairperson: Nash, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2022-001 to 036Fulltexts2023Chairperson: Nash, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2023-001 to 036Fulltexts2024Chairperson: Nash, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2024-001 to 035Fulltexts2025Chairperson: Nash, JIndex of SPSC documentsCERN-SPSC-2025-001 to 043Fulltexts SPSC Database |
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| Track Chamber Committee (TCC) – Physics II Committee (PH-II-COM), 1961 – 1976 |
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| In 1960 the Director-General John Adams proposed a number of measures to define a global policy for the exploitation of the new Proton Synchrotron. He decided to create three committees, one for each experimental technique used:Bubble Chambers : Track Chamber Committee (TCC)Emulsions : Emulsion Committee (EmC)Electronic : Electronic Experiments Commitee (EEC)These three new committees were proposed to replace the Advisory Committee and Bubble Chamber Committee.The TCC functions were to propose to the Nuclear Physics Research Committee track chamber experiments to be carried out at CERN, and also to form a link between the European track chamber groups and the CERN Laboratory.The TCC came into operation in 1961, and met about once a month. It comprised a Chairperson (a senior physicist working on track chamber experiments, not on the staff of CERN) and members (representatives of CERN and other European track chamber groups (including picture evaluation groups)) wanting to use CERN facilities.After 1966 the TCC was commonly known as the Physics II (PH-II-COM). It considered and selected the proposals for experiments using the bubble chambers at CERN :2 m Hydrogen Bubble Chamber (HBC200)the 81 cm Hydrogen Bubble Chamber (HBC81)the Heavy Liquid Bubble Chamber (HLBC)In 1976 (end of the bubble chambers period) John Adams and Leon Van Hove rationalized the system, abolishing the committee system based on experimental technique, and basing it instead on the machine. EEC and TCC merged to become the Proton Synchrotron Committee (PSC). 1961Chairperson: Gregory, B PIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-61-1 to 58Box: T0443Fulltexts1962Chairperson: Gregory, B PIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-62-1 to 54Box: T0443Fulltexts1963Chairperson: Gregory, B PIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-63-1 to 70Box: T0444Fulltexts1964Chairperson: Butler, C CIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-64-1 to 81Box: T0444Fulltexts1965Chairperson: Butler, C CIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-65-1 to 77Box: T0444Fulltexts1966Chairperson: Teucher, M WIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-66-1 to 60Box: T0445Fulltexts1967Chairperson: Teucher, M WIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-67-1 to 72Box: T0445Fulltexts1968Chairperson: Mulvey, J HIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-68-1 to 40Box: T0445Fulltexts1969Chairperson: Mulvey, J HIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-69-1 to 64Box: T0446Fulltexts1970Chairperson: Mulvey, J HIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-70-1 to 65Box: T0446Fulltexts1971Chairperson: Cresti, MIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-71-1 to 51Box: T0447Fulltexts1972Chairperson: Cresti, MIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-72-1 to 42Box: T0448Fulltexts1973Chairperson: Cresti, MIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-73-1 to 53Box: T0448Fulltexts1974Chairperson: Colley, D CIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-74-1 to 35Box: T0448Fulltexts1975Chairperson: Colley, D CIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-75-1 to 32Box: T0448Fulltexts1976Chairperson: Colley, D CIndex of TCC documentsCERN-TCC-76-1 to 15Box: T0448Fulltexts Source : CERN-344-Rev.4 ; CERN Courier, Vol.7, N°3TCC Database |
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