Author: Thomas Hortala

  • Completion of the final civil-engineering works at HL-LHC Point 1: A new CERN facility is born

    The construction of the last surface buildings for HL-LHC Point 1, including the underground connections to the HL-LHC cavern, is now complete

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  • AWAKE sows the seeds of controlled particle acceleration using plasma wakefields

    AWAKE sows the seeds of controlled particle acceleration using plasma wakefields

    The AWAKE collaboration has successfully seeded the self-modulation of a proton bunch, to control and stabilise plasma waves that can accelerate electrons with record gradients

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  • HL-LHC magnet endurance test further confirms niobium–tin’s resilience

    HL-LHC magnet endurance test further confirms niobium–tin’s resilience

    A full-size, US-produced HL-LHC quadrupole magnet based on niobium–tin technology has passed a critical endurance test, another step towards confirming the technology’s viability inside accelerators

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  • Home.cern, CERN Courier: New online resources on the Higgs boson

    Home.cern, CERN Courier: New online resources on the Higgs boson

    What’s so special about the Higgs boson? Why should I care? What’s next? If these questions torment you, head straight to home.cern.

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  • Join CERN in a historic particle physics week

    Join CERN in a historic particle physics week

    Tune in to celebrate ten years of Higgs research at the LHC with CERN on 3 and 4 July. If your hunger for physics hasn’t been satiated, stay to witness the start of Run 3 at the LHC on 5 July

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  • The Swiss Federal Council holds an extramural session at CERN

    The Swiss Federal Council holds an extramural session at CERN

    The special session of Switzerland’s executive body was followed by an official visit by the President of the Confederation.

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  • Farewell to two CERN club giants

    Farewell to two CERN club giants

    Freddy Streun, co-founder of the CERN Ski club, and Norman Eatough, founder of the CERN Croquet club, are retiring from their club activities after decades of tireless service

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  • The President of Croatia visits CERN

    The President of Croatia visits CERN

    The easing of health and safety restrictions has put protocol visits back on the agenda at CERN. The President of Croatia, an Associate Member State, honoured CERN with his presence on Thursday, 7 April. Zoran Milanović was welcomed at LHC Point 5 by the sub-prefect for Gex and Nantua, Pascaline Boulay, along with a CERN

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  • Thirty years of Hungarian membership of CERN: the President of the Republic visits the Organization

    Thirty years of Hungarian membership of CERN: the President of the Republic visits the Organization

    President Áder visited the CMS cavern and the Globe of Science and Innovation to mark the anniversary of his country joining CERN

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  • CERN’s CARA tool spawns valuable data on viral infection mechanisms

    CERN’s CARA tool spawns valuable data on viral infection mechanisms

    Accurate modelling of viral infection rates in indoor settings has been presented in detail in a peer-reviewed paper co-authored by CERN experts

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