Read article 'Heavy-ion physics: past, present and future'
Heavy-ion physics: past, present and future
The heavy-ion physics programme at LHC Run 3 will provide deep insights into the rich field of QCD phenomenology.
Read article 'Heavy-ion physics: past, present and future'
Read article 'VELO’s voyage into the unknown'
VELO’s voyage into the unknown
LHCb's all-new VELO detector will extend the collaboration's capabilities to search for new physics at Run 3.
Read article 'Science diversity at the intensity and precision frontiers'
Science diversity at the intensity and precision frontiers
CERN’s diverse fixed-target programme is playing an increasingly important role in the search for new physics.
Read article 'Crab cavities enter next phase'
Crab cavities enter next phase
Rama Calaga describes the latest progress in building the superconducting radio-frequency “crab” cavities that will increase the probability of collisions at the High-Luminosity LHC.
Read article 'Exploring the CMB like never before'
Exploring the CMB like never before
With telescopes at the South Pole and in the Chilean Atacama Desert, the newly endorsed CMB-S4 observatory will exceed the capabilities of earlier experiments by more than an order of magnitude.
Read article 'Turning the screw on right-handed neutrinos'
Turning the screw on right-handed neutrinos
The existence of heavy neutral leptons could solve the key observational shortcomings of the Standard Model, and such particles might be within reach of current and proposed experiments.
Read article 'The LS2 vacuum challenge'
The LS2 vacuum challenge
An exhaustive programme of work spanning mechanical repairs and upgrades prepares the CERN vacuum systems for more luminous beam operations ahead.
Read article 'Plasmas on target in vacuum science'
Plasmas on target in vacuum science
CERN vacuum experts explore the critical role that surface modification plays in large-scale vacuum systems.
Read article 'Detail and diligence ensure LS2 progress'
Detail and diligence ensure LS2 progress
CERN’s vacuum groups has completed an intense period of activity during LS2 to prepare the accelerator complex for more luminous operations.
Read article 'Thinking big in vacuum R&D'
Thinking big in vacuum R&D
Head of the KIT Vacuum Lab, Christian Day, discusses the importance of an integrated approach to vacuum system development in which modelling, simulation and experimental validation all work in tandem...
