Category: Experiments
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The LHC lead-ion collision run starts
For the coming 5 weeks the LHC experiments will be taking data for their heavy-ion physics programmes
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Dark boson searches at CERN’s North Area
With their latest dark-matter searches, both the NA62 and NA64 experiments start probing several well motivated light dark-matter models
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With FLOTUS, aerosol precursor vapours age more quickly
FLOTUS is a new addition to the CLOUD experiment at CERN. By accelerating the oxidation of organic vapours before injecting them into the CLOUD chamber, FLOTUS allows more complex atmospheric phenomena to be studied
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New management for the LHCb collaboration in 2023
On 1 July 2023, a new spokesperson and two deputies took over at the helm of the LHCb experiment
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CERN tech to help investigate the dark universe
ESA’s recently launched Euclid telescope will rely on CERN software and computing infrastructure to help it map the effects of dark matter and dark energy on the Universe
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Preparing for the next era of neutrino research
The teams at CERN’s Neutrino Platform are currently upgrading and assembling multiple detectors to help large experiments in the USA and Japan to uncover these mysterious particles
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Live: Particle pursuit, a journey of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Join CERN, Fermilab and SURF on 15 June at 6 p.m. CEST for its first gameshow-style livestream to learn about all things neutrinos
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Fireball at HiRadMat
CERN’s HiRadMat facility restarts this week with a new experiment nicknamed “Fireball”, which will give new insights into extreme astrophysical phenomena such as gamma-ray bursts
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New ATLAS management team takes the helm
The ATLAS collaboration at CERN welcomes a new management team at its helm. Spokesperson Andreas Hoecker (CERN) will continue to steer the experiment until February 2025
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LHCb begins using unique approach to process collision data in real time
Using a new system called real-time analysis, the LHCb collaboration has made filtering and analysing experiment data simpler and faster