Read article 'Introduction'
Introduction
The year 2002 saw the passing away of two great former CERN director-generals, Willibald Jentschke on 11 March and Viki Weisskopf on 21 April.
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Read article 'A life in science'
A life in science
A few months after celebrating his 90th birthday, Willibald Jentschke passed away on 11 March 2002.
Read article 'Neutral currents and other horror stories'
Neutral currents and other horror stories
I have been asked to speak here not so much because of my personal recollections of Willibald Jentschke, but to speak on physics at CERN during his regime.
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Neutral currents
Leon Lederman, former director of Fermilab, once described the development of particle physics as frequently a story of false trails, crossed wires, sloppy techniques, misconceptions and misunderstand...
Read article 'The ISR in the time of Jentschke'
The ISR in the time of Jentschke
The beginning of Willibald Jentschke's mandate at CERN coincided with the start-up of the world's first hadron collider, the Intersecting Storage Rings (ISR).
Read article 'A heartfelt tribute'
A heartfelt tribute
A tribute to Willibald Jentschke who passed away in March 2022.
Read article 'CERN and Saclay: 40 years of co-operation'
CERN and Saclay: 40 years of co-operation
The Saclay research centre opened its doors in 1952, just two years before CERN was founded. For much of the time since then, the two laboratories have enjoyed a fruitful collaboration, spanning the d...
Read article 'When CERN saw the end of the alphabet'
When CERN saw the end of the alphabet
The W and Z particles were first observed at CERN 20 years ago by the UA1 and UA2 experiments. Daniel Denegri, who worked with UA1, recollects the spirit of discovery at the time.
Read article 'Theory of Optical Processes in Semiconductors'
Theory of Optical Processes in Semiconductors
Now out in paperback this book, aimed at graduate students in physics and engineering, and other beginners in the field, provides a simple quantum mechanical theory of important optical processes in s...
Read article 'Plasma Waves: Second Edition'
Plasma Waves: Second Edition
This extended and revised edition encompasses waves in cold, warm and hot plasmas and relativistic plasmas.
