Read article 'Proton–ion collisions: the final challenge'
Proton–ion collisions: the final challenge
In the last beam period before a two-year shutdown, the LHC began 2013 with a challenge: proton–ion collisions.
Read article 'Proton–ion collisions: the final challenge'
Read article 'Source of lead ions'
Source of lead ions
Every so often the source of the lead ions has to be replaced.
Read article 'Linear-collider technologies for all'
Linear-collider technologies for all
The 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium provided a broader stage for discussions.
Read article 'Marking the end of the first proton run'
Marking the end of the first proton run
At 6 a.m. on 17 December, operators ended the LHC’s first three-year-long run for proton physics with a new performance milestone. In the preceding days, the space between proton bunches had been ...
Read article 'ATLAS in 2012: building on success'
ATLAS in 2012: building on success
As more data rolled in, new results rolled out.
Read article 'Superconductivity leads the way to high luminosity'
Superconductivity leads the way to high luminosity
Meetings highlight progress towards the LHC luminosity upgrade.
Read article 'LHC Physics'
LHC Physics
Carlos Lourenço reviews in 2013 LHC Physics.
Read article 'De-squeezed beams for ALFA and TOTEM'
De-squeezed beams for ALFA and TOTEM
Following tests in September, a short, dedicated run at the end of October provided "de-squeezed" beams to the ALFA and TOTEM experiments, allowing new measurements of the elastic proton–proton cros...
Read article 'The three lives of DORIS: from charm quarks to cell biology'
The three lives of DORIS: from charm quarks to cell biology
DESY’s pioneering and highly productive storage ring retires at the end of this year. Till Mundzeck looks back at almost 40 years of many contributions to a variety offields in science and technolog...
Read article 'Accelerators, light sources and all that jazz'
Accelerators, light sources and all that jazz
A report from IPAC’12 held in New Orleans.
