Abstract In late 2015 the LHC collided lead nuclei at a beam energy of 6.37 Z TeV, chosen
to match the 5.02 TeV per colliding nucleon pair of the p-Pb collision run in 2013. In so doing, …

… Candidate diphoton events were recorded in the Pb + Pb run in 2015 using a dedicated
trigger for events with moderate activity in the calorimeter but little additional activity in the entire …

… most relevant results of heavyion physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). This paper is
… (QCD) medium produced in the heavy-ion collisions. Recent exciting results which are still …

… In this experimental review, we discuss recent results on ultra-peripheral heavyion
collisions measured at the LHC. Special emphasis is given to the measurements of exclusive …

… during very short heavy-ion runs, high operational efficiency … LHC heavy ion programme,
including injector performance. … in each experiment in all LHC heavy-ion runs to 2015 [12–15]…

… However, extrapolations of the losses in the DS from a 2015 experimental tests to Run 3
and HL-LHC show that, if nothing is done, the total stored Pb beam energy is limited to around …

… Not only did the LHC programme confirm the formation of a … In this chapter, an overview is
given of the results from the heavy-ion … for the first time in heavy-ion collisions at LHC energies. …

… With this model, a baseline configuration for Run 2 in 2015 could be to use the 2011
filling scheme, according to Table 3, but rescale the intensities to those achieved in the p-Pb …

… in the scope of the LHC Injector Upgrade (LIU) project [19]. Possibilities, limits and estimates
to improve the heavy-ion luminosity from within the LHC are the main topic of this thesis. …

… the course of this run, which will be further analysed in future publications. Increased
performance of the heavy-ion injectors, even beyond what was achieved in the 2015 Pb-Pb run [5], …