Read article 'Neutrino physics gains weight'
Neutrino physics gains weight
Neutrinos are always compelling physics. The neutrino sessions at this year's International Lepton-Photon Symposium at Stanford gave an up-to-date snapshot.
Read article 'Neutrino physics gains weight'
Read article 'A good BaBar gain'
A good BaBar gain
The BaBar experiment represents “a new mode of US experimentation”, said Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) director Burt Richter at the experiment’s formal dedication on 13 A...
Read article 'Physicists focus on quest for Bs'
Physicists focus on quest for Bs
The physics of B particles is a major new focus of world particle physics research. A session at the recent lepton-photon symposium provided a useful overview.
Read article 'Why does CP violation matter to the universe?'
Why does CP violation matter to the universe?
John Ellis explains how far and how deep the implications of CP violation extend.
Read article 'Looking at cosmic rays with accelerator detectors'
Looking at cosmic rays with accelerator detectors
Large detectors constructed at accelerator labs can also be used in parallel for cosmic-ray studies. Effects measured in distant detectors could be correlated to provide a broader view of particles fr...
Read article 'ALEPH experiments go cosmic'
ALEPH experiments go cosmic
After analysing cosmic muon events, five were found with the highest muon density ever seen.Designed to study man-made electronpositron collisions in CERN's LEP ring, the ALEPH detector is also idea...
Read article 'L3+C = new tool set to study cosmic-ray muons'
L3+C = new tool set to study cosmic-ray muons
Also under way at CERN is the L3 experiment at LEP, which has installed a 200 sq. m screen of scintillator to intercept comic rays arriving from the atmosphere.
Read article 'Nuclear treasure island'
Nuclear treasure island
1999 looks to be a vintage year for "superheavy" nuclei. These heavier-than-uranium isotopes are a 20th-century postcript to the Periodic Table.
Read article 'First postcard from the island of nuclear stability'
First postcard from the island of nuclear stability
Recent experiments that took place at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, near Moscow, reported evidence for element 114, the first inhabitant of a new island of nuclear stability.
Read article 'COMPASS course to future computing'
COMPASS course to future computing
A major new spectrometer that is being installed at CERN will be a flagship fixed-target experiment for the millennium. Its voracious appetite for data requires new computing solutions, opening the do...
