Read article 'KamLAND detects geoneutrinos'
KamLAND detects geoneutrinos
The Kamioka liquid-scintillator antineutrino detector (KamLAND) has made the first observation of "geoneutrinos".
Read article 'KamLAND detects geoneutrinos'
Read article 'ATLAS calorimeter records cosmic-ray events underground'
ATLAS calorimeter records cosmic-ray events underground
On the evening of 21 June, the ATLAS detector, now being installed in the underground experimental hall UX15 at CERN, reached an important psychological milestone: the first cosmic-ray events were rec...
Read article 'BaBar collaboration detects new resonance'
BaBar collaboration detects new resonance
Charmonium spectroscopy has seen a revival over the past year or so, with various groups reporting heavy charmonium states (see CERN Courier January 2004 p9). The BaBar collaboration has now added to ...
Read article 'Belle observes b → d'
Belle observes b → d
The Belle collaboration, with a detector operating at the KEKB facility, has recently reported that they have observed the rare b → d transitions.
Read article 'INFN and industry to build new cyclotron for hadron therapy'
INFN and industry to build new cyclotron for hadron therapy
Italy’s National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), ACCEL Instruments GmbH and Ansaldo Superconduttori are to collaborate on a novel superconducting multiparticle cyclotron for hadron therapy...
Read article 'Astronomers discover possible 10th planet'
Astronomers discover possible 10th planet
A planet larger than Pluto has been discovered orbiting the Sun at more than three times the current distance from the Sun to Pluto. It is a clear member of the Kuiper belt of objects beyond the orbit...
Read article 'CERN Courier turns bilingual'
CERN Courier turns bilingual
Article from 2005 announcing the inclusion of articles in French and English in the CERN Courier due to the cease of the French version.
Read article 'CERN Council looks to strategy for European particle physics'
CERN Council looks to strategy for European particle physics
During its meeting in Geneva on 17 June, the CERN Council agreed to take on the role of defining the strategy and direction of European particle-physics research, a task already present in the foundin...
Read article 'DEAR pins down kaonic hydrogen'
DEAR pins down kaonic hydrogen
The DEAR (DAFNE Exotic Atoms Research) experiment at the DAFNE φ factory at Frascati has performed the most accurate determination of the effect of the strong interaction on the binding energy of kao...
Read article 'SLAC reorganizes and prepares for next major breakthroughs'
SLAC reorganizes and prepares for next major breakthroughs
On 24 May, Jonathan Dorfan, director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), announced a complete reorganization of the structure and senior management of the laboratory, which Stanford Univ...
