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International Journal of High-Energy Physics

CERN Courier: November 2011

Cover of CERN Courier Volume 51 Issue 9

Features

The discovery of type II superconductors

The tragic tale of the first observations in Kharkov.

Superconductivity and the LHC: the early days

Lucio Rossi recalls some of the early challenges in developing magnets for the LHC.

Farewell to the Tevatron

Roger Dixon looks back at a trail-blazing particle accelerator.

Advances in acceleration: the superconducting way

Hasan Padamsee surveys developments in a key technology.

Progress in applied superconductivity at KEK

Akira Yamamoto describes highlights from 40 years of R&D.

PET and MRI: providing the full picture

A new hybrid-imaging technique could link particle physics and industry.