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 'GEM structure makes self-portrait'
Read article 'NSCL reveals plans for $500 million upgrade'
NSCL reveals plans for $500 million upgrade
A detailed white paper published on 7 December outlines plans for a capability upgrade of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) located at Michigan State University.
Read article '3D map reveals distribution of dark matter'
3D map reveals distribution of dark matter
Making a map of something that cannot be seen directly seems almost impossible, but it has been achieved by a wide international collaboration analysing a huge set of observations gathered by the Hubb...
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 'Antiprotons could help fight against cancer'
Antiprotons could help fight against cancer
A pioneering experiment at CERN with potential for cancer therapy has produced its first results.
Read article 'Tungsten-crystal target boosts positron intensity at KEKB linac'
Tungsten-crystal target boosts positron intensity at KEKB linac
A new tungsten monocrystalline positron target has generated an intense positron beam at the injector linac of the KEK B-factory (KEKB).
Read article 'Serendipity at the Antiproton Decelerator opens the way to new antiproton chemistry'
Serendipity at the Antiproton Decelerator opens the way to new antiproton chemistry
Most experiments at the Antiproton Decelerator (AD) at CERN involve laser or microwave studies of atoms such as antiprotonic helium and antihydrogen.
Read article 'CDF collaboration finds new baryons that contain b quarks'
CDF collaboration finds new baryons that contain b quarks
Researchers at the Tevatron at Fermilab have found two new heavy particles and two of their excited states.
Read article 'KEDR continues the quest for mass precision'
KEDR continues the quest for mass precision
The KEDR collaboration has precisely measured the τ lepton mass.
Read article 'Rectificatif'
Rectificatif
This article in French makes a small correction from the CERN Courier November 2006 issue.
