Tag: Press release
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Pioneering SESAME light source officially opened
Allan, Jordan, 16 May 2017. The SESAME light source was today officially opened by His Majesty King Abdullah II.
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CERN celebrates completion of Linac 4, its brand new linear particle accelerator
At a ceremony today, CERN inaugurated its linear accelerator, Linac 4, the newest accelerator acquisition since the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
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CERN and the American Physical Society sign an open access agreement for SCOAP3
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the American Physical Society (APS) signed an agreement today for SCOAP3 – the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics.
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New ALICE experiment results show novel phenomena in proton collisions
In a paper published today in Nature Physics, the ALICE collaboration reports that proton collisions sometimes present similar patterns to those observed in the collisions of heavy nuclei.
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The Etat de Genève, CERN and the Commune de Meyrin announce the start of work on the Esplanade des Particules in Meyrin
The Etat de Genève and CERN are today announcing the imminent start of work just outside the CERN site to create the brand-new Esplanade des Particules, a space worthy of Europe’s leading laboratory for particle physics.
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Pioneering SESAME light source circulates first beam
A beam circulated for the first time yesterday in the pioneering SESAME synchrotron. This is an important milestone on the way to research getting underway at the first light-source laboratory in the Middle East.
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ALPHA experiment observes the light spectrum of antimatter for the first time
The ALPHA collaboration reports the first ever measurement on the optical spectrum of an antimatter atom. This achievement features technological developments that open up a completely new era in high-precision antimatter research.
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Slovenia to enter the Associate Member State family of CERN
At its 183 session, CERN Council voted unanimously to admit the Republic of Slovenia to Associate Membership in the pre-stage to Membership of CERN.
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India to become Associate Member State of CERN
Today, the representatives of CERN and of the Government of India signed an Agreement admitting India to CERN as an Associate Member. The Government of India still needs to notify CERN of its final approval for the Agreement to enter into force.
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CERN experiment improves precision of antiproton mass measurement with new innovative cooling technique
The ASACUSA experiment reported new precision measurement of the mass of the antiproton relative to that of the electron based on spectroscopic measurements with antiprotonic helium.