Read article 'NA60: in hot pursuit of thermal dileptons'
NA60: in hot pursuit of thermal dileptons
Measurements reveal the thermal origin of dileptons in nuclear collisions at SPS energies.
Read article 'NA60: in hot pursuit of thermal dileptons'
Read article 'New neutron-rich nuclei support ‘island of inversion’ theory'
New neutron-rich nuclei support ‘island of inversion’ theory
Researchers at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University have succeeded in making and measuring the production rates of 15 new neutron-rich isotopes.
Read article 'Element 112 is to be given the name ‘copernicium’'
Element 112 is to be given the name ‘copernicium’
The team that discovered element 112 at GSI Darmstadt has proposed naming it "copernicium", with the element symbol "Cp", in honour of the scientist and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Read article 'Fermilab’s CDF experiment observes the Ωb–baryon'
Fermilab’s CDF experiment observes the Ωb–baryon
The CDF collaboration has announced the observation of a new particle containing three quarks: two strange quarks and a bottom quark.
Read article 'Element 112 receives official recognition'
Element 112 receives official recognition
Element 112, discovered at GSI Darmstadt, has been officially recognized as a new element by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
Read article 'GSI reveals new magic numbers in nuclei'
GSI reveals new magic numbers in nuclei
The shell structure of atomic nuclei with its magic numbers (2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126) for protons and neutrons corresponding to an enhanced binding is a cornerstone in understanding the structure an...
Read article 'Those were the days: discovering the gluon'
Those were the days: discovering the gluon
John Ellis recalls how theorists and experimentalist friends worked together to find the second gauge boson.
Read article 'CERN Courier Archives: 1959–2009'
CERN Courier Archives: 1959–2009
A selection of highlights from the past 50 years.
Read article 'Spin and snakes come to the land of Jefferson'
Spin and snakes come to the land of Jefferson
SPIN 2008 brings high-energy and nuclear physicists together to review developments in spin studies.
Read article 'NSCL researchers constrain nuclear symmetry energy at low density'
NSCL researchers constrain nuclear symmetry energy at low density
By analysing collisions between several combinations of tin nuclei, researchers at the Michigan State University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) have refined the understanding of ...
