News tagged with atomic collisions

Atoms dressed with light show new interactions, could reveal way to observe enigmatic particle

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) have for the first time engineered and detected the presence of high angular momentum collisions between atoms at temperatures close to absolute ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cosmic crashes forging gold: Nuclear reactions in space do produce the heaviest elements

(PhysOrg.com) -- Collisions of neutron stars produce the heaviest elements such as gold or lead. The cosmic site where the heaviest chemical elements such as lead or gold are formed has most likely been identified: ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (25) | comments 46 | with audio podcast

Large Hadron Collider scientists spot potential new discovery: CERN

Scientists at the world's biggest atom smasher said Tuesday they appeared to have discovered a previously unobserved phenomenon in their quest to unravel the deepest secrets of the universe.

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 21, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (52) | comments 54 | with audio podcast

Large Hadron Collider 7 TeV experiment on March 30

(PhysOrg.com) -- With beams routinely circulating in the Large Hadron Collider at 3.5 TeV, the highest energy yet achieved in a particle accelerator, CERN has set the date for the start of the LHC research ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (26) | comments 39 | with audio podcast

What will the Large Hadron Collider reveal?

With its successful test run at the end of 2009, the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland, seized the world record for the highest-energy particle collisions created by mankind. We can now reflect ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 07, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (48) | comments 23

Large Hadron Collider preparing 2010 new science restart

At its 153rd session today, the CERN Council heard that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) ended its first full period of operation in style on Wednesday 16 December. Collisions at 2.36TeV recorded since last ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 3

Physicists work to understand atomic collisions important to ultracold quantum gasses

A Kansas State University physicist is continuing his study of atomic collisions with the help of a National Science Foundation grant awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2