Read article 'Brookhaven detector goes to Fermilab'
Brookhaven detector goes to Fermilab
Both D0 and the Tevatron are currently undergoing major upgrades prior to the next run, which is set for March 2001.
Read article 'Brookhaven detector goes to Fermilab'
Read article 'CMS changes to silicon track'
CMS changes to silicon track
The collaboration for the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN's future LHC collider will base its tracker entirely on silicon sensor technology using fine feature size electronics.
Read article 'NASA to work with Stanford for major astrophysics project'
NASA to work with Stanford for major astrophysics project
In a move that underlines the growing requirement for sophisticated hardware for precision physics experiments in space, NASA has announced an award to Stanford University for the development of the...
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Read article 'Weapons abandoned in favour of detectors'
Weapons abandoned in favour of detectors
The Cold War once absorbed a tremendous amount of resources and talent on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Particle physics is now at the forefront of a major, international effort that is refocusing...
Read article 'Physics in space'
Physics in space
Superconducting tunnel junctions have been developed as photon-counting spectroscopic detectors for ground- and space based astrophysical research. Arrays of tantalum-based junctions have now reache...
Read article 'First major CMS production is over'
First major CMS production is over
The first major contract for the CMS experiment at CERN's LHC was completed last month when the last of 120 forged iron blocks rolled off the production line at the Izhora factory, St Petersburg.
Read article 'CLAS at Jefferson offers a new subnuclear view'
CLAS at Jefferson offers a new subnuclear view
In Experimental Hall B at the Jefferson Laboratory, Newport News, Virginia, the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer has opened a new "window" on the building blocks of matter: mesons, nuclei and n...
Read article 'ATLAS solenoid coiling is complete'
ATLAS solenoid coiling is complete
The coil winding for the central solenoid magnet of the forthcoming ATLAS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider has been completed.
Read article 'Avalanche photodiodes come of age'
Avalanche photodiodes come of age
In the search for optimal performance under difficult conditions, experiments for CERN's LHC are exploiting new technologies.
Read article 'SAMBA talks detector applications'
SAMBA talks detector applications
High-energy physicists are proud that their instrumentation, which was developed for their research, has widespread applications in other fields.
