Read article 'First sector is closer to cool down…'
First sector is closer to cool down…
Installation of the new helium pressure-release system for the LHC is progressing well.
Read article 'First sector is closer to cool down…'
Read article '…while the injection chain sees beam again'
…while the injection chain sees beam again
On 18 March beam commissioning started in Linac 2, the first link in CERN's accelerator complex.
Read article 'ALICE prepares for jet measurements'
ALICE prepares for jet measurements
ALICE is designed to study matter produced in high-energy nuclear collisions at the LHC, in particular using lead ions. The goal is to investigate thoroughly the characteristics of hot, dense matter a...
Read article 'NSCL researchers constrain nuclear symmetry energy at low density'
NSCL researchers constrain nuclear symmetry energy at low density
By analysing collisions between several combinations of tin nuclei, researchers at the Michigan State University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) have refined the understanding of ...
Read article 'PAMELA finds an anomalous cosmic positron abundance'
PAMELA finds an anomalous cosmic positron abundance
The collaboration for the Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics (PAMELA) experiment has published evidence of a cosmic-positron abundance in the 1.5–100 GeV range.
Read article 'MAGIC becomes twice as good'
MAGIC becomes twice as good
Now the MAGIC-I telescope is being joined by a sibling, MAGIC-II, which has similar characteristics together with several improvements.
Read article 'LHC consolidation work proceeds apace'
LHC consolidation work proceeds apace
The consolidation campaign for the LHC, which aims to ensure a safe final commissioning and reliable running of the collider is now well under way.
Read article 'PAMELA pins down cosmic antiproton flux'
PAMELA pins down cosmic antiproton flux
The satellite experiment Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics (PAMELA) has made a new measurement of the antiproton-to-proton flux ratio in cosmic rays with energi...
Read article 'ISOLTRAP weighs in with new noble results'
ISOLTRAP weighs in with new noble results
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg , the 18th-century philosopher scientist, said: "To see something new, you must build something new."
Read article 'Finding the way to polarized antiprotons'
Finding the way to polarized antiprotons
The QCD physics potential of experiments with high-energy polarized antiprotons is enormous, but until now high-luminosity experiments have been impossible.
