Read article 'PETRA III generates first X-ray beam'
PETRA III generates first X-ray beam
DESY's new synchrotron radiation source PETRA III generated the first X-ray light for research on the weekend of 18–19 July.
Read article 'PETRA III generates first X-ray beam'
Read article 'ICE-cool beams just keep on going'
ICE-cool beams just keep on going
CERN’s original cooler continues to deliver intense antiproton beams.
Read article 'Superconducting RF separator emerges from its long sleep'
Superconducting RF separator emerges from its long sleep
he first superconducting high-frequency device made for particle physics has begun a new life at the U-70 proton synchrotron at the Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEP) at Protvino.
Read article 'LHC restart remains on schedule'
LHC restart remains on schedule
At the 151st session of the CERN Council on 19 June, director-general Rolf Heuer confirmed that the LHC remains on schedule for a restart this autumn, albeit about 2–3 weeks later than originally ...
Read article 'Knocking on the door again'
Knocking on the door again
The LHC's anti-clockwise beam transfer system was tested on 6 and 7 June.
Read article 'CERN Courier Archives: 1959–2009'
CERN Courier Archives: 1959–2009
A selection of highlights from the past 50 years.
Read article 'KEKB breaks luminosity record'
KEKB breaks luminosity record
A team working at the KEKB electron–positron collider at the KEK laboratory in Japan has broken the machine’s existing world record for luminosity by using new accelerator components calle...
Read article 'Final magnet for sector 3-4 goes underground'
Final magnet for sector 3-4 goes underground
The final magnet – a quadrupole short straight section – to refit sector 3-4 of the LHC was lowered into the tunnel and transported to its location on 30 April, two weeks after the 39th and fina...
Read article 'BEPCII/BESIII accumulates 100 million ψ(2S) in Beijing'
BEPCII/BESIII accumulates 100 million ψ(2S) in Beijing
After five years of construction, the upgraded Beijing Electron–Positron Collider (BEPCII) and the new Beijing Spectrometer (BESIII) finished accumulating their first large data set of more than 100...
Read article 'T2K beamline starts operation'
T2K beamline starts operation
On 23 April, the Tokai-to-Kamioka (T2K) long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment confirmed the first production of the neutrino beam by observing the muons produced by the proton beam in the neu...
