Read article 'Accelerating power for LHC'
Accelerating power for LHC
For CERN's new LHC proton collider, superconducting magnets will not be the only super- conducting technology in the 27 km ring.
Read article 'Accelerating power for LHC'
Read article 'B-factory sees first B events'
B-factory sees first B events
On the morning of 26 May 1999, physicists recorded the first events in the large BaBar detector at the asymmetric B-factory at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
Read article 'Precision physics progress'
Precision physics progress
CERN's LEP electronpositron collider has underlined the importance of precision measurements in particle physics.
Read article 'DAFNE and KLOE’s kaons'
DAFNE and KLOE’s kaons
The DAFNE electronpositron collider at Frascati and its KLOE detector are flexing their muscles.
Read article 'Countering the beam-beam effect'
Countering the beam-beam effect
A theme that is common to many new particle colliders is the determined push to extend the physics reach by boosting the collision rate (luminosity).
Read article 'Meetings highlight boom in accelerator developments'
Meetings highlight boom in accelerator developments
New projects and important upgrades are under way in many laboratories, while technological progress and continual ingenuity augur well for the future.
Read article 'Snapshot of high-energy accelerator progress'
Snapshot of high-energy accelerator progress
A major event in the international accelerator calendar is the triennial International Conference on High Energy Accelerators. The seventeeth such event, which was held recently in Dubna, Russia, p...
Read article 'Ending the century on a century'
Ending the century on a century
During the current shutdown, CERN's LEP electronpositron collider is undergoing a major overhaul and is also being fitted with even more superconducting radiofrequency accelerating cavities, in or...
Read article 'Yerevan synchrotron is back in action'
Yerevan synchrotron is back in action
fter seven years of inactivity owing to difficult economic conditions, the electron synchrotron in Yerevan, Armenia, is in operational again.
Read article 'Ready for the Bs'
Ready for the Bs
In February, physicists at SLAC, Stanford, successfully finished commissioning the PEP-II B-factory.
