ISOLDE

ISOLDE studies the properties of atomic nuclei, with further applications in fundamental studies, astrophysics, material and life sciences.

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The accelerators awaken

The accelerator chain and the experiments that it serves are gradually awakening after the extended year-end technical stop (EYETS)

News
Accelerators
13 April, 2017
Accelerators
News
13 April, 2017

Retired MRI scanner gets new life studying the stars

Magnet from re-commissioned Australian MRI scanner used to help scientists understand star explosions

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Experiments
04 April, 2017

HIE-ISOLDE celebration for end of Phase 1 installation

See the images from the celebration to mark the end of phase 1 of HIE-ISOLDE

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Experiments
13 October, 2016
Experiments
News
13 October, 2016

ISOLDE physicists win Young Scientist prize

Young Scientist Prize, granted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics awarded to researchers for work at CERN’s ISOLDE

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Experiments
16 September, 2016
Experiments
News
16 September, 2016

First physics experiment at HIE-ISOLDE begins

Installation of the second cryomodule at HIE-ISOLDE means unique, upgraded machine is now ready to take physics measurements at higher energies

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Experiments
09 September, 2016
Experiments
News
09 September, 2016

A great start for the whole CERN accelerator chain

With physics data-taking under way this week at the LHC, I’d like to take a look at what’s been happening at the rest of the CERN accelerator chain.

Opinion
Accelerators
17 May, 2016
Accelerators
Opinion
17 May, 2016

Charting the future of CERN

CERN's Director General on why the coming years will be crucial for the long-term future of particle physics.

Opinion
Physics
14 March, 2016
Physics
Opinion
14 March, 2016

Has the magic gone from Calcium-52?

CERN Researchers at ISOLDE facility show the supposedly doubly-magic nucleus Calcium-52 has an unexpectedly large charge radius

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Experiments
09 February, 2016
Experiments
News
09 February, 2016

Meet the CERN robots

From retrieving data tapes to handling material safely, the robots at CERN fulfill numerous tasks

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Engineering
17 December, 2015
Engineering
News
17 December, 2015

Upgraded nuclear physics facility starts up

The new HIE-ISOLDE accelerator is up and running, increasing the beam energy of ISOLDE, CERN’s nuclear physics facility

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Experiments
16 November, 2015
Experiments
News
16 November, 2015

WITCH hunt nearing end at CERN

For Halloween meet CERN’s very own WITCH experiment at ISOLDE, as it nears the end of its data analysis

News
Experiments
30 October, 2015
Experiments
News
30 October, 2015

First measurement of ionization potential of lawrencium

A team in Japan has used advanced ISOL techniques to measure the energy needed to remove an electron from lawrencium, which lives for only 27 seconds

News
Experiments
09 April, 2015