Read article 'Colliders unite in the Linear Collider Collaboration'
The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) and the International Linear Collider (ILC) – two studies for next-generation projects to complement the LHC – now belong to the same organization.
Read article 'LHC: access required, time estimate about two years'
When the LHC and injector beams stopped on 16 February, the following words appeared on LHC Page 1: "No beam for a while. Access required: Time estimate ˜2 years".
Read article 'Proton–ion collisions: the final challenge'
In the last beam period before a two-year shutdown, the LHC began 2013 with a challenge: proton–ion collisions.
Read article 'Source of lead ions'
Every so often the source of the lead ions has to be replaced.
Read article 'Linear-collider technologies for all'
The 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium provided a broader stage for discussions.
Read article 'Marking the end of the first proton run'
At 6 a.m. on 17 December, operators ended the LHC’s first three-year-long run for proton physics with a new performance milestone. In the preceding days, the space between proton bunches had been ...
Read article 'ATLAS in 2012: building on success'
As more data rolled in, new results rolled out.
Read article 'Superconductivity leads the way to high luminosity'
Meetings highlight progress towards the LHC luminosity upgrade.
Read article 'LHC Physics'
Carlos Lourenço reviews in 2013 LHC Physics.
Read article 'De-squeezed beams for ALFA and TOTEM'
Following tests in September, a short, dedicated run at the end of October provided "de-squeezed" beams to the ALFA and TOTEM experiments, allowing new measurements of the elastic proton–proton cros...
