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 'Precision physics progress'
Read article 'Space Shuttle experiment reveals unexplained particle behaviour'
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'
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'
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'
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'
Ready for the Bs
In February, physicists at SLAC, Stanford, successfully finished commissioning the PEP-II B-factory.
Read article 'CMS experiment crystal clear'
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'
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'
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.
Read article 'Roman pots for the LHC'
Roman pots for the LHC
The "Roman pot" technique has become a time-honoured particle physics approach each time a new energy frontier is opened up, and CERN's LHC proton collider, which can attain collision energies of 14 T...
