Tag: CERN community
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CMS on the lookout for new physics
The CMS experiment awaits LHC Run 3 to explore several analyses showing small disagreements with theory expectations
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CERN Council declares its intention to terminate cooperation agreements with Russia and Belarus at their expiration dates in 2024
CERN Council statement At its 208th meeting yesterday, the CERN Council reiterated its denunciation of the continuing illegal military invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation with the involvement of the Republic of Belarus, which has resulted in a widespread humanitarian crisis and significant loss of life. CERN was established in the aftermath of World
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Computer Security: Permanent chess
Providing computer security for an organisation, company or university resembles playing a permanent game of chess
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Five CERN apprentices received their diplomas in 2021
Four technical apprentices and one library apprentice received their diplomas in 2021
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30 years of ISOLDE at the Proton Synchrotron Booster
Since its relocation from the Synchrocyclotron to the Proton Synchrotron Booster in 1992, ISOLDE has consistently reinvented itself to push the frontiers of science with radioactive beams
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Autopsy of an LHC beam dump
For the first time at CERN, an autopsy has been carried out on a radioactive beam dump. Inspection of the inner workings of the device helped the teams to find out more about how materials behave under the impact of high-energy beams
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What will the future LHC beam dumps be made of?
A new experiment has been performed at the HiRadMat facility to test various materials that could be used in the LHC and HL-LHC beam dumps
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Gérard Bachy (1942 – 2022)
Gérard Bachy(1942 – 2022) — Gérard Bachy came to CERN in 1967, straight after graduating from ETH Zurich, and spent his entire 35-year career with the Organization. He started off as a mechanical engineer with the BEBC (Big European Bubble Chamber), where he was in charge of the design and manufacture of the expansion system.
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Burotel: Sharing common space at CERN
The “Burotel” tool allows those without an assigned office to find a desk for a limited and defined time
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Environmental awareness: Energy at CERN
This infographic provides food for thought about CERN’s energy consumption and invites you to submit your ideas for its optimisation through an idea box. Take part! ____________ This infographic is part of the series “CERN’s Year of Environmental Awareness”