Read article 'Detector trends by Georges Charpak'
Every year sees the emergence of new breeds of detectors and the improvement of existing ones, but the innovations which go on to make a significant impact on physics research are limited. The large i...
Read article 'ALEPH'
Our previous issue carried the first of a series of articles (DELPHI, page 27) on the four major experiments for CERN’s 9 kilometre diameter LEP electron–positron ring, now under construction an...
Read article 'The microprocessor boom'
High energy physics still has a lot to gain from microprocessor applications, wrote the Courier in 1979.
Read article '400 GeV machine vacuum and r.f. progress'
With construction of the Super Proton Synchrotron in full swing, the May 1975 issue of the Courier published a progress report on its vacuum and radio-frequency systems.
Read article 'Much ado about nothing'
In November 1972, CERN’s Roger Calder described in detail the unprecedented vacuum system of the world’s first hadron collider, the Intersecting Storage Rings.
Read article 'Computers, Why?'
In March 1972 – the year Intel’s 8008 processor was launched and the compact disc invented – CERN’s Lew Kowarski explained why computers were here to stay.
Read article 'High voltage in vacuum'
This article from July 1969 looked into the future of very high voltage in vacuum.
Read article 'Gargamelle: CERN’s new heavy liquid bubble chamber'
The famous Gargamelle bubble chamber, featured in the May 1968 issue, went on to gather the first direct evidence of the weak neutral current.
Read article 'Nuclear emulsions'
In the May 1966 issue, A J Herz and W O Lock described the development of nuclear-emulsion detectors, highlighting a CERN experiment that determined the magnetic moment of the Λ0 baryon.
Read article 'Computers at CERN'
Computing resources may one day dictate the amount of experimental physics research done at CERN, predicted this June 1964 feature.
