Read article 'Magnetic detector sees cosmic-ray anomalies'
Magnetic detector sees cosmic-ray anomalies
From 2 to 12 June 1998, AMS was the primary payload of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery in orbit 400 km above the Earth.
Read article 'Magnetic detector sees cosmic-ray anomalies'
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 '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.
