Read article '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'
CERN's LEP electronpositron collider has underlined the importance of precision measurements in particle physics.
Read article 'Space Shuttle experiment reveals unexplained particle behaviour'
A spaceborne particle physics experiment has come up with new information on the distribution of cosmic-ray particles.
Read article 'DAFNE and KLOE’s kaons'
The DAFNE electronpositron collider at Frascati and its KLOE detector are flexing their muscles.
Read article 'Mirabelle’s 30th anniversary celebrated in Russia'
Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the inception of the scientific research programme of the Mirabelle liquid-hydrogen bubble chamber, which was a joint effort between the Institute for High-Ene...
Read article 'Searching for signals from the dark universe'
At the Italian Gran Sasso National Laboratory, a novel experiment that is in search of signs of the invisible dark matter that pervades our universe reports an intriguing result.
Read article 'Ready for the Bs'
In February, physicists at SLAC, Stanford, successfully finished commissioning the PEP-II B-factory.
Read article 'CMS experiment crystal clear'
As a result of the technological problems to be solved and the global level of participation in the major experiments at CERN's LHC proton collider, supply and manufacturing has to explore unusual so...
Read article 'Detectors for Particle Radiation by Konrad Kleinknecht'
The second edition of this popular text has been updated with the inclusion of recent detector developments and a presentation of modern experimental facilities.
Read article 'Another way to get RICH'
A prototype detector for the ALICE experiment at CERN's LHC collider will be installed in the STAR detector at Brookhaven's RHIC heavy ion collider, scheduled to come into action this year.
