Achintya Rao

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Searching for the unknown

In the final part of the “LHC Physics at Ten” series, we look at the searches that go beyond our current understanding of the universe

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Physics
05 March, 2021
Physics
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05 March, 2021

CMS collaboration releases its first open data from heavy-ion collisions

CMS data recorded in 2010 and 2011 from lead–lead collisions at the Large Hadron Collider have been released into the public domain for the first time

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Knowledge sharing
13 January, 2021
Knowledge sharing
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13 January, 2021

Xcitement down under: Australia gets first X-band facility

Half of a CERN high-gradient test facility embarks on a new life at the University of Melbourne

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Accelerators
15 January, 2021
Accelerators
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15 January, 2021

LS2 Report: CERN’s newest accelerator awakens

Linac 4 has taken over from the retired Linac 2 as the first accelerator in the LHC injection chain

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Accelerators
20 August, 2020
Accelerators
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20 August, 2020

CMS experiment at CERN releases fifth batch of open data

All research-quality data from proton–proton collisions recorded by CMS during the first two years of LHC operation are now publicly available

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Knowledge sharing
27 August, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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27 August, 2020

LHCb discovers first “open-charm” tetraquark

The particle, which has been called X(2900), was detected by analysing all the data LHCb has recorded so far from collisions at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider

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Physics
21 August, 2020

NA62 sees first significant evidence of rare process

The result paves the way for searching for signs of physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics

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Physics
12 August, 2020

The Higgs boson: Revealing nature’s secrets

Our third story in the LHC Physics at Ten series takes us on a deeper dive into the Higgs boson

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Physics
04 July, 2020

The Higgs boson: What makes it special?

Our second story in the LHC Physics at Ten series visits the LHC’s most important discovery so far

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Physics
04 May, 2020
Physics
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04 May, 2020

Entering Uncharted Waters

The Large Hadron Collider began its physics programme on this day a decade ago

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Accelerators
30 March, 2020
Accelerators
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30 March, 2020

Using LEGO to study the building blocks of the universe

An improvised device, assembled using toy bricks, helped scientists conduct tests at CERN’s NA61/SHINE

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Experiments
07 February, 2020
Experiments
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07 February, 2020

LS2 Report: PS prepared for higher injection energies

CERN’s oldest working accelerator has a new injection kicker magnet and will soon receive a new septum as well

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Accelerators
11 February, 2020
Accelerators
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11 February, 2020