News tagged with fermi
Fermi telescope reveals best-ever view of the gamma-ray sky
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new map combining nearly three months of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is giving astronomers an unprecedented look at the high-energy cosmos. To Fermi's eyes, the universe ...
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Fermilab collider experiments discover rare single top quark
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists of the CDF and DZero collaborations at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have observed particle collisions that produce single top quarks. The discovery ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Nano-sonar uses electrons to measure under the surface
Just as sonar sends out sound waves to explore the hidden depths of the ocean, electrons can be used by scanning tunnelling microscopes to investigate the well-hidden properties of the atomic lattice of metals. ...
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Swift, Fermi probe fireworks from a flaring gamma-ray star (Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using NASA's Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope are seeing frequent blasts from a stellar remnant 30,000 light-years away. The high-energy fireworks arise from ...
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Physicists observe kink in the dispersion of f-electrons
(PhysOrg.com) -- Los Alamos researchers in collaboration with colleagues in US and Europe report on the observation of a kink in the dispersion of f-electrons in USb2.
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Physicists discover surprising variation in superconductors
(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT physicists have discovered that several high-temperature superconductors display patchwork quilt-like variations at the atomic scale, a surprising finding that could help scientists understand a new class ...
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Cosmic rays detected deep underground reveal secrets of the upper atmosphere (Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cosmic-rays detected half a mile underground in a disused U.S. iron-mine can be used to detect major weather events occurring 20 miles up in the Earth's upper atmosphere, a new study has revealed.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 21, 2009 |
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