Read article 'First results from proton–lead colliding beams'
On 12 September, during a short, highly successful pilot run, the LHC operated with protons in one beam and lead ions in the other, so providing the LHC experiments with their first proton–nucleus ...
Read article 'Measurement of photons stimulates quest for QGP temperature'
One of the classic signals expected for a quark–gluon plasma (QGP) is the radiation of "thermal photons", with a spectrum reflecting the temperature of the system.
Read article 'CMS homes in on the heaviest quark'
The top quark is the heaviest point-like particle known. It weighs about as much as an atom of tungsten yet is an elementary building block of the Standard Model of particle physics.
Read article 'RIKEN gets clear view of element 113'
Researchers at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-based Science have obtained the most unambiguous data to date on element 113.
Read article 'TOTEM extends study of elastic scattering'
A year after publishing first results on proton–proton elastic scattering at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV at the LHC, the TOTEM collaboration now has new measurements based on the analysis of d...
Read article 'ALICE takes a first look at diffraction'
Diffractive processes represent more than 25% of the cross-section for inelastic proton–proton collisions at the LHC. So, it is only natural that the ALICE collaboration is interested in a field...
Read article 'Quark Matter goes to Washington'
QM2012 focuses on the physics of the quark–gluon plasma.
Read article 'Deep-inelastic scattering enters the LHC era'
News from the DIS 2012 workshop held earlier this year in Bonn.
Read article 'CEBAF: a fruitful past and a promising future'
Achievements and prospects at Jefferson Lab’s electron facility.
Read article 'The atomic nucleus: fissile liquid or molecule of life?'
The atomic nucleus is generally described as a drop of quantum liquid. In particular, such liquid-like behaviour explains nuclear fission and applies especially to heavy nuclei such as uranium.
