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Astronomy Aug 5, 2022

Researchers report solar energetic particle event observed by China's Tianwen-1 mission

Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators have reported a solar energetic particle (SEP) event observed by the Mars Energetic Particle Analyzer ...

General Physics Aug 3, 2022

The strength of the strong force

Much ado was made about the Higgs boson when this elusive particle was discovered in 2012. Though it was touted as giving ordinary matter mass, interactions with the Higgs field only generate about 1 percent of ordinary mass. ...

Plasma Physics Jul 28, 2022

PIP-II transportation test frame is ready for action at Fermilab

Cryomodules are essential components for the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory's accelerator complex upgrade, known as the Proton Improvement Plan II, or PIP-II.

Optics & Photonics Jul 19, 2022

Machine learning paves the way for smarter particle accelerators

Scientists have developed a new machine-learning platform that makes the algorithms that control particle beams and lasers smarter than ever before. Their work could help lead to the development of new and improved particle ...

Plasma Physics Jul 18, 2022

AWAKE sows seeds of controlled particle acceleration using plasma wakefields

From the tunnel that hosted the now-retired CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso (CNGS) facility, AWAKE (Advanced Wakefield Experiment) is looking to revolutionize the field of particle acceleration. The 23-institute-strong collaboration ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 6, 2022

Sizing up special light to downsize particle accelerators

Researchers have developed a new technique to better measure special "terahertz" light. This light travels in waves longer than the infrared light that is beyond what the human eye perceives. The new sampling technique preserves ...

Astronomy Jul 5, 2022

Researchers pinpoint location of extremely energetic particles in a 'space manatee'

An international team of astrophysicists has identified the location where powerful and highly energetic X-rays are being shot out into space from inside a region in space shaped like a giant aquatic mammal called a manatee. ...

General Physics Jun 15, 2022

Researchers model accelerator magnets' history using machine learning approach

After a long day of work, you might feel tired or exhilarated. Either way, you are affected by what happened to you in the past.

General Physics Jun 8, 2022

New insights into neutron star matter

An international research team has for the first time combined data from heavy-ion experiments, gravitational wave measurements and other astronomical observations using advanced theoretical modeling to more precisely constrain ...

Astronomy Jun 8, 2022

Researchers unveil particle accelerator region inside a solar flare

Solar flares are among the most violent explosions in our solar system, but despite their immense energy—equivalent to a hundred billion atomic bombs detonating at once—physicists still haven't been able to answer exactly ...

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