Read article 'The LHC’s first long run'
The LHC’s first long run
Summary of the first run of the LHC with recognition to the people who wrote for the CERN Courier during this period.
Read article 'The LHC’s first long run'
Read article 'US high-field quadrupole magnet passes test'
US high-field quadrupole magnet passes test
The US LHC Accelerator Program (LARP) has successfully tested a powerful superconducting quadrupole magnet that will play a key role in developing a new beam-focusing system for the LHC.
Read article 'IceCube detects ultra-high-energy events and observes oscillations'
IceCube detects ultra-high-energy events and observes oscillations
Neutrino experiments – thanks to the nature of the particles themselves – are notoriously difficult and experiments that make use of the natural source of particles within the cosmic radiation fac...
Read article 'ISOLDE experiments: from a new magic number to the rarest element'
ISOLDE experiments: from a new magic number to the rarest element
Two teams working on experiments at CERN’s ISOLDE facility have published results that extend knowledge in different areas of nuclear and atomic physics.
Read article 'CMS sees first direct evidence for γγ→WW'
CMS sees first direct evidence for γγ→WW
In a small fraction of proton collisions at the LHC, the two colliding protons interact only electromagnetically, radiating high-energy photons that subsequently interact or "fuse" to produce a pair o...
Read article 'ALICE through a gamma-ray looking glass'
ALICE through a gamma-ray looking glass
The ALICE experiment is optimized to perform in the environment of heavy-ion collisions at the LHC, which can produce thousands of particles. Its design combines an excellent vertex resolution with a ...
Read article 'New precision measurement of the Λb lifetime'
New precision measurement of the Λb lifetime
The value of the Λb lifetime has long been controversial but the situation has recently been clarified by a new measurement from the LHCb experiment.
Read article 'Council updates European Strategy for Particle Physics'
Council updates European Strategy for Particle Physics
The CERN Council formally adopted an update to the European Strategy for Particle Physics.
Read article 'EC and CERN support major facility in Middle East'
EC and CERN support major facility in Middle East
The European Commission (EC) and CERN have agreed to support the construction of the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East.
Read article 'ILC Technical Design Report is published'
ILC Technical Design Report is published
A five-volume report containing the blueprint for the International Linear Collider (ILC) was published on 12 June.
