Read article 'Turkey becomes associate member state of CERN'
Turkey becomes associate member state of CERN
On 6 May, the Republic of Turkey became an associate member state of CERN.
Read article 'Turkey becomes associate member state of CERN'
Read article 'CMS identifies Higgs bosons decaying to bottom quarks'
CMS identifies Higgs bosons decaying to bottom quarks
The results reveal an observed (expected) significance of the signal of 2.2 (0.8)σ, for a Higgs-boson mass of 125 GeV.
Read article 'First full jet measurement in Pb–Pb collisions with ALICE'
First full jet measurement in Pb–Pb collisions with ALICE
In high-energy collisions at the LHC, quarks and gluons occasionally scatter violently and produce correlated showers of particles, or “jets”. In proton–proton collisions, the rate o...
Read article 'ATLAS’s paths to the top-quark mass'
ATLAS’s paths to the top-quark mass
ATLAS has released new measurements of mtop using events with one or two isolated charged leptons and jets in the final state.
Read article 'COMPASS observes a new narrow meson'
COMPASS observes a new narrow meson
The COMPASS collaboration has recently observed the existence of an unusual meson made from light quarks.
Read article 'Laser set-up generates electron–positron plasma in the lab'
Laser set-up generates electron–positron plasma in the lab
An international team has at last succeeded in producing a neutral electron–positron plasma in a terrestrial laboratory experiment.
Read article 'RHIC smashes record for polarized-proton collisions at 200 GeV'
RHIC smashes record for polarized-proton collisions at 200 GeV
The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory has shattered its own record for producing polarized-proton collisions at 200 GeV
Read article 'Magnetic fields cast light on black hole’s edge'
Magnetic fields cast light on black hole’s edge
The Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) has revealed an intense magnetic field at the base of the relativistic jet powered by a supermassive black hole. Probing the physical conditions...
Read article 'Proton beams are back in the LHC'
Proton beams are back in the LHC
After two years of intense maintenance and consolidation, and several months of preparation for the restart, the LHC is back in operation.
Read article 'SESAME passes an important milestone at CERN'
SESAME passes an important milestone at CERN
The SESAME project – the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East – passed an important milestone at the beginning of April, with the complete assembly and su...
