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Meet ISOLDE: Where did it all begin?

The first in our series to celebrate 50 years of physics at CERN’s oldest experiment, the ISOLDE facility

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Experiments
16 October, 2017
Experiments
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16 October, 2017
Meet ISOLDE

Meet ISOLDE: Fresh faces bring fresh ideas

To celebrate 50 years of ISOLDE physics, the third article in our series looks at how people shape the facility and the importance of low-energy beams

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Experiments
16 October, 2017
Experiments
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16 October, 2017

The melody of magnets

On the occasion of the EUCAS 2017 conference, superconducting magnets and cavities were turned into musical instruments

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Engineering
25 September, 2017
Engineering
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25 September, 2017
Superconductors

To 20 Tesla and beyond: the high-temperature superconductors

High-temperature superconductors have the potential to revolutionise the field of particle physics

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Accelerators
22 September, 2017
Accelerators
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22 September, 2017
Superconductors

Next stop: the superconducting magnets of the future

Intensity tests have been successfully completed on the FRESCA2 magnet. It will serve as a test bench for the development of more powerful magnets

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Engineering
21 September, 2017
Engineering
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21 September, 2017
Superconductors

Detectors: unique superconducting magnets

The third article in our series on superconductors takes us to the heart of the detectors and their extraordinary and powerful magnets

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Experiments
20 September, 2017
Experiments
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20 September, 2017
Superconductors

Superconductors boost acceleration

The use of superconducting material has enabled the development of more powerful accelerating cavities

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Engineering
19 September, 2017
Engineering
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19 September, 2017
Superconductors

The magic of superconductors in the spotlight

Today marks the start of the EUCAS 2017 conference on superconductivity. We reflect on how high-energy physics developed this super-technology

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Engineering
18 September, 2017
Engineering
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18 September, 2017
Superconductors

Who switches on the LHC?

We meet Rende Steerenberg, who is the group leader for the accelerator and technical teams

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Accelerators
29 April, 2017
Accelerators
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29 April, 2017
I Work at CERN

What is the future for experimental physics?

The final installment of In Practice looks at what lies ahead for experimentalists and their field

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Accelerators
20 December, 2016
Accelerators
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20 December, 2016