Read article 'ABSolutely fabulous!'
Software is playing an increasingly important role in the tricky business of setting up the beams from particle accelerators. A recent workshop at CERN looked at what has been accomplished so far and ...
Read article 'ECFA in Poland'
In its continual tour of CERN Member States, the European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) visited Poland recently. The venue was Cracow's 600-year-old Jagiellonian University, the oldest in...
Read article 'Putting a spin on physics'
Both theoretically and experimentally, spin physics has always been a challenge. Although many physicists proudly point to an increased understanding, some spin puzzles are still waiting for an expl...
Read article 'The sun sets on SATURNE'
After a 40-year career, first as a weak focusing machine and then rebuilt with strong focusing, the French SATURNE synchrotron has exited the physics stage.
Read article 'A cold start for LHC'
Spearheading the construction effort for CERN's LHC collider is the groundwork for the 1232 superconducting dipole magnets, to be cooled by superfluid helium at 1.9K. Material procurement and tooling...
Read article 'EPIC developments in processing power'
CERN's demanding data processing requirements provide the testbed for a new range of semiconductor chips and associated software developed jointly by industrial giants Hewlett-Packard and Intel and wh...
Read article 'ATLAS of the world'
1800 physicists from 33 countries are participating in the ATLAS experiment, the largest detector being built for CERN's LHC collider. CERN Courier asked ATLAS Spokesperson Peter Jenni how the collab...
Read article 'Electron–positron pioneer'
In 1960 Bruno Touschek gave a talk on electron-positron collisions that would change the face of physics. Last November, 20 years after his death, physicists gathered to celebrate Touschek's work.
Read article 'In retrospect: electron scattering in Amsterdam'
The recent closure of the Amsterdam Pulse Stretcher marks the end of 30 years of electron accelerators in the Netherlands.
Read article 'Synchrocyclotron survivor to bow out after 50 years'
After 15 years in physics, Harvard University's 160 MeV machine was converted into a cancer therapy centre. Having treated over 7500 patients in the ensuing 34 years, it is being phased out after tw...
