News tagged with proton accelerator
Neutrinos put cosmic ray theory on ice
(Phys.org) -- A telescope buried beneath the South Pole has failed to find any neutrinos accompanying exploding fireballs in space, undermining a leading theory of how cosmic rays are born.
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Using 'proton grease' to spin-up a molecular rotor
When designing the tiniest of possible machines, scientists have had far more success in creating molecular-size brakes than accelerators. But a team at the University of South Carolina has figured out how ...
Apr 12, 2012 |
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ATLAS detector ready to match large hadron collider improvements
More than 200 members of the ATLAS collaboration gathered on the Stanford campus last week to discuss how to make one of the world's biggest and best particle detectors even better.
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Adding neutrons to synthetic atoms drastically alters shape of their nuclei, affects their stability
To probe the evolution of atomic nuclei with different shape -- a factor which affects atomic stability -- a large team of international researchers has added neutrons to zirconium atoms and revealed the possibility ...
Aug 22, 2011 |
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A hint of Higgs: An update from the LHC
The physics world was abuzz with some tantalizing news a couple of weeks ago. At a meeting of the European Physical Society in Grenoble, France, physicists -- including some from Caltech -- announced that ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Neutrinos change flavors while crossing Japan
By shooting a beam of neutrinos through a small slice of the Earth under Japan, physicists say they've caught the particles changing their stripes in new ways. These observations may one day help explain why the universe ...
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Unique new probe of proton spin structure at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
Scientists hoping to unravel the mystery of proton spin at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a 2.4-mile-circumference particle accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
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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.
Sep 21, 2010 |
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High speed beams, heaps of excitement and hunting the Higgs boson
(PhysOrg.com) -- If looking for the elusive Higgs boson particle is like searching for a needle in a haystack, research published last month has made the haystack smaller.
Aug 19, 2010 |
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Nuclear physics incorporates a 'strange' flavor
Calculating the binding energy between hyperon particles contributes to understanding a new type of neutron star.
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Neutrinos: Clues to the Most Energetic Cosmic Rays
(PhysOrg.com) -- ARIANNA, a proposed array of detectors for capturing the most energetic cosmic rays, is being tested in Antarctica with a prototype station built last December on the Ross Ice Shelf by a Berkeley ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Nuclear missing link created at last: Superheavy element 117 (Update)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A collaboration of Russian and US physicists has finally created element 117 - a superheavy element made of atoms containing 117 protons that is roughly 40% heavier than lead.
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Magnetic monopole experiment at CERN could rewrite laws of physics
(PhysOrg.com) -- An experiment led by a University of Alberta researcher, at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, could dramatically change our concepts of basic physics, revolutionize our understanding of the Universe ...
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Measuring material hotter than the sun
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three Vanderbilt physicists are members of the scientific team that have reported creating an exotic state of matter with a temperature of four trillion degrees Celsius. It's the hottest temperature ...
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Extra large carbon
An exotic form of carbon has been found to have an extra large nucleus, dwarfing even the nuclei of much heavier elements like copper and zinc, in experiments performed in a particle accelerator in Japan. ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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