Read article 'CMS does a full cosmic-data run'
CMS does a full cosmic-data run
On 11 November 2008 the conclusion of a month-long, major data-taking run by the CMS collaboration brought a two-year commissioning phase to a successful close.
Read article 'CMS does a full cosmic-data run'
Read article 'MW linacs could supply medical isotopes'
MW linacs could supply medical isotopes
In late 2007, owing to an extended shutdown of Canada's National Research Universal (NRU) reactor at Chalk River, North America experienced a critical shortage of the medical isotope molybdenum-99.
Read article 'DESY awards two building contracts for European XFEL'
DESY awards two building contracts for European XFEL
The 3.4 km long research facility will be located between the DESY site at Bahrenfeld and the neighbouring town of Schenefeld.
Read article 'New training PARTNERship joins the battle against cancer'
New training PARTNERship joins the battle against cancer
On 16–17 October members of a new four-year, EU-funded project met at CERN for the kick-off meeting of the Particle Training Network for European Radiotherapy (PARTNER)
Read article 'Physics of Semiconductors in High Magnetic Fields'
Physics of Semiconductors in High Magnetic Fields
This book describes the basic concepts of various physical phenomena in semiconductors and their modulated structures under high magnetic fields.
Read article 'Energy options and the role of nuclear fusion'
Energy options and the role of nuclear fusion
Chris Llewellyn Smith is no stranger to CERN. He served five years as director-general, from 1994 to 1998. During his mandate, LEP was successfully upgraded and the LHC project was approved. On his ...
Read article 'Cryogenic jets defy Rayleigh’s theory'
Cryogenic jets defy Rayleigh’s theory
Many technical and scientific applications, such as experiments with internal targets at particle accelerators, require the transport into an interaction zone of substances that are gaseous at room te...
Read article 'Reflections offer new way to bend particles'
Reflections offer new way to bend particles
The reflection of particle's trajectory is currently used by accelerators and will be important for the future generation of accelerators.
Read article 'Terascale Alliance takes off in Germany'
Terascale Alliance takes off in Germany
The next big advances in particle physics are expected to happen at the "terascale". The tremendous complexity and size of experiments at the LHC and the proposed International Linear Collider (ILC) c...
Read article 'Electronics for LHC-era experiments and beyond'
Electronics for LHC-era experiments and beyond
TWEPP ’07 reviewed lessons learnt and looked to future projects.
