Read article 'First phase of BEPCII complete'
The first phase of commissioning BEPCII, the major upgrade of the Beijing Electron–Positron Collider (BEPC) came to a successful conclusion on 3 August, when the beam current reached 500 mA at 1.8...
Read article 'Electron cooling: challenges at RHIC'
Ways to increase physics potential and luminosity at Brookhaven's collider.
Read article 'KEK achieves first operation of crab cavities'
A team of accelerator physicists at KEK has achieved effective head-on collisions of electrons and positrons while retaining the crossing angle. They accomplished this at the KEKB collider using new d...
Read article 'First LHC sector and inner triplets pass the latest tests'
On 13 July, an inner triplet assembly of quadrupole magnets successfully completed a pressure test in the LHC tunnel, after installation of metal cartridges to reinforce internal support structures t...
Read article 'Heavy-ion workshop looks to the future'
Physicists meeting in Finland warm up for heavy-ion physics at the LHC.
Read article 'CERN announces new date for LHC start-up…'
Speaking at the 142nd session of the CERN Council on 22 June, CERN’s director-general, Robert Aymar, announced that the LHC will start up in May 2008, taking the first steps towards studying physic...
Read article 'Harnessing the power of the plasma wakefield'
Chan Joshi reviews recent progress with plasma-based accelerators.
Read article 'LHC magnet tests: the Indian connection'
Vinod Chohan looks back at the results of a unique collaboration.
Read article 'The last dipole makes its descent'
On 26 April, the last superconducting magnet for the LHC descended into the accelerator tunnel.
Read article 'First LHC sector reaches 1.9 K'
The first sector of the LHC to be cooled reached its operating temperature of 1.9 K for the first time on 10 April.
