Read article 'Measurement of photons stimulates quest for QGP temperature'
One of the classic signals expected for a quark–gluon plasma (QGP) is the radiation of "thermal photons", with a spectrum reflecting the temperature of the system.
Read article '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 th...
Read article '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 i...
Read article 'Quark Matter goes to Washington'
QM2012 focuses on the physics of the quark–gluon plasma.
Read article 'Can heavy-ion collisions cast light on strong CP?'
The symmetries of parity (P) and its combination with charge conjugation (C) are known to be broken in the weak interaction.
Read article 'Particle and nuclear physics intersect in Florida'
Reporting on a range of topics from CIPANP 2012.
Read article 'Heavy-ion jets go with the flow'
The studies of central heavy-ion collisions at the LHC by the ALICE, ATLAS and CMS experiments show that partons traversing the produced hot and dense medium lose a significant fra...
Read article 'CMS studies the quark–gluon plasma'
Results from a multifaceted heavy-ion programme.
Read article 'Particle identification in ALICE boosts QGP studies'
How the experiment employs an arsenal of techniques.
Read article '100 years of cosmic rays'
This issue of the CERN Courier marks the discovery of cosmic rays.
