The SI unit of temperature. Spell out on first mention. Note the lower-case k (all SI units are lower case when spelled out); can be abbreviated to K (upper case) in subsequent mentions. Note that, although it is a measure of temperature, it is a standalone unit, not a type of degree, so never write "degrees kelvin" or "°K". The plural of kelvin is kelvins.
Initial capital letter when referring to CERN (the Laboratory), otherwise lower case.
Shortening to "Lab" after the first mention is acceptable, but will depend on the tone of the article.
Large Hadron Collider
Initial capital letters. Always spell out first time (except in the CERN Courier), with abbreviation in brackets. Use the abbreviation thereafter.
Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) suggest...
Beware of tautologies: Don't use "The LHC machine" or "The LHC accelerator", as this is equivalent to saying "The Large Hadron Collider accelerator...", which doesn't mean anything (the LHC doesn't accelerate accelerators).
Short for linear accelerator. Capital L when referring to one of CERN's Linacs, otherwise lower case. Add a numeral with no space when differentiating between CERN's linear accelerators.
Linac2 started up in 1978 as a successor to Linac1.
A particle accelerator that accelerates particles in a straight line rather than in a circle.
Shorten to Linac.
Links should always be in the form:
<a href="link_url_here">Link text here</a>.
Never show the reader the URL; keep it within a word or sentence.
So:
For CERN's style guide for web texts, click here.
NOT
For CERN's style guide for web texts, click here: https://test-static-04.web.cern.ch
All official CERN websites should use the CERN logo, with the following conditions:
Not "math", as the shortened form of "mathematics".
Initial capital letters when referring to CERN Member States (likewise Associate Member State, Observer, etc.)
mid-50s
mid-1990s
mid-afternoon
mid-week
mid-season
But midday and midnight
