Read article 'RIKEN gets clear view of element 113'
RIKEN gets clear view of element 113
Researchers at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-based Science have obtained the most unambiguous data to date on element 113.
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Read article 'Titanium illuminates the 1987 supernova'
Titanium illuminates the 1987 supernova
The INTEGRAL gamma-ray satellite has detected the radioactive decay of an isotope of titanium, 44Ti, in the remnant of the nearby supernova SN 1987A. This observation confirms that 44Ti powers th...
Read article 'Linac4 parts arrive from near and far'
Linac4 parts arrive from near and far
After a journey from Siberia of more than 13,000 km, a special delivery arrived at CERN on 14 September, bringing modules for Linac4, the new four-stage injector being built for the laboratory’s a...
Read article 'Celebrations, challenges and business as usual'
Celebrations, challenges and business as usual
Champagne corks popped on 13 September as the LHC confirmed its potential as a multipurpose machine and successfully switched to a new running mode with proton–ion collisions.
Read article 'Peer-reviewed particle physics for all'
Peer-reviewed particle physics for all
A new initiative to provide open access to peer-reviewed particle physics research literature was launched at CERN on 1 October by the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Phy...
Read article 'TOTEM extends study of elastic scattering'
TOTEM extends study of elastic scattering
A year after publishing first results on proton–proton elastic scattering at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV at the LHC, the TOTEM collaboration now has new measurements based on the analysis of d...
Read article 'Large CP-violation effects appear in three-body B decays'
Large CP-violation effects appear in three-body B decays
One of the interesting ways to search for CP violation in B-meson decays is by using three-body decays of charged B mesons.
Read article 'Successful test of proton–ion collisions in LHCb'
Successful test of proton–ion collisions in LHCb
Unlike the other three large experiments at the LHC, LHCb did not participate in heavy-ion runs in 2010 and 2011.
Read article 'Using the LHC as a photon collider'
Using the LHC as a photon collider
The protons and nuclei accelerated by the LHC are surrounded by strong electric and magnetic fields. These fields can be treated as an equivalent flux of photons, making the LHC the world’s most pow...
Read article 'ALICE takes a first look at diffraction'
ALICE takes a first look at diffraction
Diffractive processes represent more than 25% of the cross-section for inelastic proton–proton collisions at the LHC. So, it is only natural that the ALICE collaboration is interested in a field...
