Read article 'RF antennas help unravel cosmic rays'
RF antennas help unravel cosmic rays
The first results from the CODALEMA experiment are introducing a new approach for studying very high-energy cosmic rays.
Read article 'RF antennas help unravel cosmic rays'
Read article 'ALICE’s TPC arrives at experiment cavern…'
ALICE’s TPC arrives at experiment cavern…
In early January ALICE's time projection chamber (TPC) moved 300 m from the assembly hall to the experiment cavern, taking four days to complete the journey.
Read article '…while ATLAS toroid takes a steady trip'
…while ATLAS toroid takes a steady trip
The first End-Cap Toroid (ECT) for the ATLAS experiment at the LHC has begun the last stage of its journey to the underground cavern.
Read article 'CMS collaboration takes on a cosmic challenge'
CMS collaboration takes on a cosmic challenge
During two periods in summer and autumn 2006, the CMS collaboration took advantage of the near-complete assembly of the detector above ground to test its performance with cosmic rays, from support sys...
Read article 'PSI pixels spin off into research with X-rays'
PSI pixels spin off into research with X-rays
The countdown to the LHC start-up has begun, but even before the first protons have collided, pixel detectors designed for the CMS experiment are being used in other areas.
Read article 'GEM structure makes self-portrait'
GEM structure makes self-portrait
In 1996 Fabio Sauli at CERN introduced the gas electron multiplier (GEM) – a new idea for gas amplification in particle detection.
Read article 'Uppsala brings neutrino telescopes back to Earth'
Uppsala brings neutrino telescopes back to Earth
Physicists met in Uppsala to consider how the next generation of high-energy neutrino detectors can contribute to new physics as well as to study cosmic phenomena.
Read article 'ALICE forges ahead with detector installation'
ALICE forges ahead with detector installation
When it starts up the ALICE experiment will observe collisions of heavy ions in CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC), where "fireballs" of extremely hot and dense matter will be fleetingly made.
Read article 'LHCf: a tiny new experiment joins the LHC'
LHCf: a tiny new experiment joins the LHC
While most of the LHC experiments are on a grand scale, LHC forward (LHCf) is quite different.
Read article 'ATLAS installs first of the big wheels'
ATLAS installs first of the big wheels
September saw the completion in the underground cavern of the first of the big wheels for the ATLAS muon spectrometer.
