Read article 'LHC test-bed progresses to second phase'
LHC test-bed progresses to second phase
A complete cell of CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) began tests at the laboratory in June.
Read article 'LHC test-bed progresses to second phase'
Read article 'University hosts premier rare-isotope facility'
University hosts premier rare-isotope facility
Since it was founded in the 1980s, Michigan State University's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory has evolved to become the US's premier rare-isotope facility. Georg Bollen reports on its v...
Read article 'Accelerators for nano- and biosciences'
Accelerators for nano- and biosciences
Practical, affordable yet unique and exciting new accelerator facilities could advance vital research capabilities for nano- and bioscience, says Swapan Chattopadhyay.
Read article 'DESY turns storage ring into light source'
DESY turns storage ring into light source
The new light source, PETRA III, will run at 6 GeV with a current of more than 100 mA.
Read article 'Polarized photocathodes make the grade'
Polarized photocathodes make the grade
Future linear colliders will require high levels of performance from their electron sources. A group at SLAC has recently tested a structure that substantially exceeds current collider polarized elect...
Read article 'Daresbury’s proposed 4G light source moves forward'
Daresbury’s proposed 4G light source moves forward
Following extensive peer review, the fourth-generation light source proposed for the Daresbury laboratory, UK, has been given the green light to proceed to the next stage of planning.
Read article 'CERN workshop studies electron clouds'
CERN workshop studies electron clouds
Clouds of electrons triggered by synchrotron radiation or by seed electrons created by ionization of residual gas are likely to set performance limits on high-intensity particle storage rings like the...
Read article 'Cosmic-ray observations need accelerator data'
Cosmic-ray observations need accelerator data
Some 50 people attended the NEEDS workshop in Karlsruhe in April to discuss how accelerator experiments can help in understanding cosmic-ray data. The meeting brought together experimentalists and the...
Read article 'Smooth surfaces give boost to TESLA superconducting cavity'
Smooth surfaces give boost to TESLA superconducting cavity
Accelerating cavities for the proposed TESLA superconducting electron-positron collider routinely achieve the 25 MV/m accelerating gradient that is required to achieve a collision energy of 500 GeV in...
Read article 'US facility explores wakefield acceleration'
US facility explores wakefield acceleration
A group of scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory in the US is pursuing the novel technique of electron beam-driven wakefield acceleration. This uses the strong electromagnetic fields that foll...
