Read article 'KEDR continues the quest for mass precision'
KEDR continues the quest for mass precision
The KEDR collaboration has precisely measured the τ lepton mass.
Read article 'KEDR continues the quest for mass precision'
Read article 'Cracow meeting looks forward to the LHC'
Cracow meeting looks forward to the LHC
As preparations for the start-up of the LHC continue to gather pace, a meeting in Cracow gave physicists the opportunity to take time to look to the exciting physics in store.
Read article 'D0 finds evidence for WZ pair production'
D0 finds evidence for WZ pair production
The D0 Collaboration at Fermilab has announced the first measurement of the cross-section for WZ pair production in proton–antiproton collisions.
Read article 'Workshop focuses on top-quark physics'
Workshop focuses on top-quark physics
More than 80 physicists from all over the world met in January in the ancient Portuguese town of Coimbra to take part in the International Workshop on Top Quark Physics, TOP2006.
Read article 'Highly ionized uranium produces best test of theory'
Highly ionized uranium produces best test of theory
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California have made the most precise test so far of quantum electrodynamics (QED).
Read article 'Silver isotope exhibits exotic radioactivity'
Silver isotope exhibits exotic radioactivity
Since soon after its discovery by Henri Becquerel in 1896, radioactivity has been known to involve the emission of helium nuclei (alphas), electrons (betas) and photons (gammas).
Read article 'Particles in Portugal: new high-energy physics results'
Particles in Portugal: new high-energy physics results
Europe's premier particle-physics conference took place in 2005 on the banks of the River Tagus, near Lisbon. Per Osland and Jorma Tuominiemi report.
Read article 'Experiments finally unveil a precise portrait of the Z'
Experiments finally unveil a precise portrait of the Z
After six years of preparation, a 300 page article combining thousands of measurements from five different experiments presents a precision study of the properties of the Z boson.
Read article 'Uppsala 2005: leptons, photons and a lot more'
Uppsala 2005: leptons, photons and a lot more
The biennial Lepton-Photon conference was held in Uppsala on 30 June - 5 July. The talks erected the impressive edifice known as the Standard Model and showed that experimental ingenuity has not yet s...
Read article 'Symposium previews the future of hadron colliders'
Symposium previews the future of hadron colliders
The HCP2005 Symposium, held in the Swiss Alps, discussed the latest results from the Tevatron and the prospect that the LHC will open new scientific frontiers.
