Read article 'Experiment reveals neutrino surprise'
Experiment reveals neutrino surprise
The measurements gave a value for an electroweak parameter that was three standard deviations higher than predicted by the Standard Model.
Read article 'Experiment reveals neutrino surprise'
Read article 'Fermilab launches Run II of Tevatron'
Fermilab launches Run II of Tevatron
After detecting hints of the long-awaited Higgs particle, CERN's LEP electron-positron collider closed at the end of 2000 and is now being dismantled. The search for the Higgs - the missing link in ...
Read article 'Spectrometry provides precision for the masses'
Spectrometry provides precision for the masses
Extremely accurate experiments can be conducted when particles and nuclei are delicately guided using electric and magnetic fields. A recent conference surveyed the range of such research under way ...
Read article 'Season of Higgs and melodrama'
Season of Higgs and melodrama
CERN's LEP electron-positron collider closed last year after a tantalizing and controversial finish, which revealed hints of the long-awaited Higgs particle - the missing link in today's picture of p...
Read article 'LEP reaps a final harvest'
LEP reaps a final harvest
CERN's LEP electron-positron collider stubbornly refused to lie down quietly in 2000.
Read article 'Physics as you lake it'
Physics as you lake it
At the end of August nearly 100 physicists met in Ambleside in England's beautiful Lake District for the Photon 2000 conference organized by Lancaster University.
Read article 'LEP gets a stay of Higgs execution'
LEP gets a stay of Higgs execution
With possible signs of the elusive Higgs particle on the horizon, on 14 September CERN decided to
extend the life of its flagship LEP electron-positron collider until 2 November 2000.
Read article 'LEP hints at Higgs effect'
LEP hints at Higgs effect
After commencing 2000 operations in fine style, CERN's flagship machine, the LEP electron-positron collider, has been regularly delivering experiments with beams of 103 GeV or more.
Read article 'The Standard Model in the Making – Precision Study of the Electroweak Interactions'
The Standard Model in the Making – Precision Study of the Electroweak Interactions
Guido Altarelli reviews in 2000 The Standard Model in the Making - Precision Study of the Electroweak Interactions.
Read article 'Lessons learnt from the heavy tau lepton'
Lessons learnt from the heavy tau lepton
A quarter of a century ago, Martin Perl discovered a new particle: the tau lepton. This weakly interacting particle is so heavy that it can decay into strongly interacting particles and provide very ...
