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Birth of a Higgs boson Apr 26, 2013

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Latest issue

CERN Courier
May 2013
Volume 53 Issue 4

Features

ALICE looks to the future

Upgrades are under way for the next 10 years of operation.

Birth of a Higgs boson

How the new particle of 2012 has this year acquired a name.

The scent of discovery: a visit to CERN in late 1982

Recollections of when CERN was abuzz with the search for the W and Z.

Finding the W and Z

Thirty years ago, CERN made history with the discoveries of the W and Z bosons. Photos and words from the archives look back to those times.

Participants and spectators at the heavy-ion fireball

How ALICE finds out how much of a heavy ion takes part in a collision.

The EMC effect still puzzles after 30 years

There is renewed interest in an old surprise.

Regulars

Faces & Places

• Engineering prize honours internet and Web pioneers • Awards • Imperial College celebrates Kibble’s 80th birthday • Ceremony marks completion of ALMA telescope

Obituaries

• Hugh Hereward 1920–2013 • Theodoros Kalogeropoulos 1931–2012 • Paul Kienle 1931–2013 • Wiktor Peryt 1944–2013 • William (Bill) J Willis 1932–2012

Meetings

• XXIX International Workshop on High Energy Physics • EPS-HEP 2013 • HEP-MAD 13

Bookshelf

• Imaging gaseous detectors and their applications • Books Received

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High pumping performance in a compact package

The NEXTorr is an ideal solution in a broad range of high and ultrahigh vacuum applications where space and performance are key. A white paper from SAES Getters.


Dramatically improve compute-intense applications in the supercomputing cloud

A practical guide to high-performance computing with COMSOL Multiphysics and Microsoft HPC Server.


Four approaches enable gap-free acquisition of continuous and triggered signals

Numerous test scenarios require gap-free or continuous acquisition of digitized data for minutes, hours or days.


Modelling and analysis of acoustic emissions and structural vibration in a wind turbine

The onshore wind turbine industry must overcome many technical, commercial, and environmental difficulties.


Multiphysics simulation software

The fusion of faster hardware and smarter algorithms opens up new opportunities for multiphysics modelling and simulation of the real world.


Agilent Technologies New Application Note Describes How to Reveal Greater Detail in Waveform Measurements

A white paper from Agilent Technologies.