Read article 'Burton Richter 1931–2018'
Burton Richter 1931–2018
A major figure in particle physics who shared the Nobel Prize for the co-discovery of the J/ψ meson.
Read article 'Burton Richter 1931–2018'
Read article 'Nobel work shines a light on particle physics'
Nobel work shines a light on particle physics
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics was shared between three researchers for groundbreaking inventions in laser physics. Half the prize went to Arthur Ashkin of Bell Laboratories in the US for his wo...
Read article 'Satellite premieres in CERN irradiation facility'
Satellite premieres in CERN irradiation facility
CELESTA’s main goal is to enable a space version of an existing CERN technology called RadMon, which was developed to monitor radiation levels in the LHC.
Read article 'First beam at IOTA for accelerator research'
First beam at IOTA for accelerator research
In late August, a beam of electrons successfully circulated for the first time through a new particle accelerator at Fermilab in the US. The Integrable Optics Test Accelerator (IOTA), a 40 m-circumf...
Read article 'Beam tests bring ProtoDUNE to life'
Beam tests bring ProtoDUNE to life
The world’s largest liquid-argon neutrino detector has recorded its first particle tracks in tests at CERN.
Read article 'LHCb discovers two new baryons'
LHCb discovers two new baryons
By studying new hadronic resonances and their excited states, light can be shed on the mechanisms governing the dynamics of the strong force.
Read article 'Gravitational hunt for extra dimensions'
Gravitational hunt for extra dimensions
If extra dimensions are large, part of the gravitational field would “leak” into the extra dimensions and gravitational waves would be weaker than expected.
Read article 'AWAKE accelerates electrons in world first'
AWAKE accelerates electrons in world first
The AWAKE experiment at CERN has passed an important milestone towards compact, high-energy accelerators for applications in future high-energy physics experiments. Reporting in Nature on 29 August, ...
Read article 'ALPHA takes antihydrogen to the next level'
ALPHA takes antihydrogen to the next level
The collaboration has reported the first measurement of the Lyman-alpha transition.
Read article 'Europe calls for advanced detector and imaging ideas'
Europe calls for advanced detector and imaging ideas
The European Union (EU) has committed €17 million to help bring a total of 170 breakthrough detection and imaging ideas to market. Led by CERN and funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, the A...
