Eur. Phys. J. H 36, 439–454 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjh/e2011-20059-0

Personal recollection

The CERN proton synchrotron: 50 years of reliable operation and continued development

CERN 1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland

^a e-mail: g.i.plass@sunrise.ch

Received: 24 November 2011
Published online: 27 January 2012

Abstract

This contribution, a personal recollection by the author, is part of a special issue CERN’s accelerators, experiments and international integration 1959–2009. Guest Editor: Herwig Schopper [Schopper, Herwig. 2011. Editorial. Eur. Phys. J. H 36: 437]