Read article 'Close nucleon encounters'
Close nucleon encounters
Jefferson Lab may have directly observed short-range nucleon correlations, with densities similar to those at the heart of a neutron star.
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Read article 'KEDR adds new precision to meson mass measurements'
KEDR adds new precision to meson mass measurements
In October 2005 the VEPP-4M collider at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics started its latest run with the KEDR detector.
Read article 'BES collaboration observes possible baryonium state'
BES collaboration observes possible baryonium state
In a sample of 58 million J/ψ events, the BES collaboration at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPC) has found a clear signal (7.7σ statistical significance) for a new resonance, the X(1835)...
Read article 'H-jet measures beam polarization at RHIC'
H-jet measures beam polarization at RHIC
The RHIC accelerator collides 100 GeV polarized protons head-on to study the contribution of gluons to the proton spin. But how is the degree of polarization of the beam known? Willy Haeberli explain...
Read article 'Deep inside the proton'
Deep inside the proton
The DIS 2005 workshop reviewed progress in deep inelastic scattering and quantum chromodynamics, and provided the chance to plan for the future, reports Wesley Smith.
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.
Read article 'Investigating the proton’s strange sea'
Investigating the proton’s strange sea
Several research groups are conducting experiments to determine the exact contributions of strange quarks in the quark-gluon "sea" to the proton's charge distribution and magnetization.
Read article 'Pomerons return to Blois'
Pomerons return to Blois
Pomeron physics and QCD met once again at the XIth International Conference on Elastic and Diffractive Scattering: Towards High Energy Frontiers.
Read article 'Belle observes b → d'
Belle observes b → d
The Belle collaboration, with a detector operating at the KEKB facility, has recently reported that they have observed the rare b → d transitions.
Read article 'DEAR pins down kaonic hydrogen'
DEAR pins down kaonic hydrogen
The DEAR (DAFNE Exotic Atoms Research) experiment at the DAFNE φ factory at Frascati has performed the most accurate determination of the effect of the strong interaction on the binding energy of kao...
