Read article 'Nuclotron tests out stochastic cooling in Dubna'
Nuclotron tests out stochastic cooling in Dubna
Recent runs of JINR’s Nuclotron have tested the stochastic-cooling system being prepared for the future NICA facility.
Read article 'Nuclotron tests out stochastic cooling in Dubna'
Read article 'Towards a Higgs boson: first steps in an incredible journey'
Towards a Higgs boson: first steps in an incredible journey
In June 1993, ATLAS and CMS received the provisional go-ahead to submit technical proposals, beginning a difficult but amazing path to the major discovery.
Read article 'Training young physicists: a 20-year success story'
Training young physicists: a 20-year success story
In 1993, a new series of physics schools began in Europe. Organized jointly by CERN and JINR, they have inspired similar ventures in Latin America and Asia.
Read article 'ALICE looks to the future'
ALICE looks to the future
After more than three years of highly successful operation, the ALICE detector is about to undergo a major programme of consolidation and upgrade during the Long Shutdown 1 (LS1) of CERN’s ac...
Read article 'Birth of a Higgs boson'
Birth of a Higgs boson
How the new particle of 2012 has this year acquired a name.
Read article 'The scent of discovery: a visit to CERN in late 1982'
The scent of discovery: a visit to CERN in late 1982
Lalit Sehgal experienced an increased curiosity in electroweak physics at CERN in the weeks leading up to the discovery of the W and Z bosons.
Read article 'Finding the W and Z'
Finding the W and Z
Thirty years ago, CERN made scientific history with the discoveries of the W and Z bosons. Here, we reprint an extract from the special issue of CERN Courier that commemorated this breakthrough.
Read article 'Participants and spectators at the heavy-ion fireball'
Participants and spectators at the heavy-ion fireball
To see how much of a heavy ion participates in a collision, ALICE must determine a key parameter – centrality.
Read article 'The EMC effect still puzzles after 30 years'
The EMC effect still puzzles after 30 years
The unexpected result from 30 years ago is still in the minds of today's physicists.
Read article 'CMS prepares for the future'
CMS prepares for the future
There will be no rest at Point 5, site of the CMS detector, during the long shutdown
