The AWAKE collaboration has reached a major milestone; in the final week of CERN's accelerator operations for 2016, it has observed strong modulation of high-energy proton bunches in plasma, signaling the generation of very ...
General Physics
Dec 14, 2016
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It may be hard to believe that fragile, ultrathin pieces of material as light as a feather and about the size of a stick of gum could have an enormous impact on thousands of neutron experiments each year. But these specialized ...
General Physics
Mar 31, 2017
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For the first time, the LHCb experiment at CERN has collected data simultaneously in collider and in fixed-target modes. With this, the LHCb special run is even more special.
General Physics
Nov 30, 2017
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At the heart of the world's most powerful pulsed-neutron source is a liquid mercury target.
General Physics
Jul 19, 2017
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For the first time a beam of particles has been sent through the pioneering AWAKE experiment signaling the next stage of its commissioning.
General Physics
Jun 20, 2016
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Fuel cells have the potential to provide clean energy for powering vehicles, but improved performance and durability are needed for wide-spread commercialisation. A collaboration of researchers in Japan has now demonstrated ...
Materials Science
Jun 9, 2015
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Protons are jostling for space in the Large Hadron Collider. Since the start of the physics run on 23 May, the operators of the huge accelerator have been increasing the intensity of the beams, injecting more and more protons ...
General Physics
Jun 7, 2017
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Next week, the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be back in action, taking data for the accelerator's second run. The detectors were shut down two years ago for maintenance and refurbishment in preparation ...
General Physics
Jun 1, 2015
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Proton therapy is a precise and effective treatment for tumors in sensitive areas of the body, such as the brain or the eyes, with the advantage that it spares healthy tissue. In this procedure, protons (positively charged ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 1, 2022
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They won't pinch you and you won't find them on the beach. The name of the new radio-frequency crab cavities has nothing to do with their appearance and is merely illustrative of the effect they will have on circulating proton ...
General Physics
Dec 8, 2017
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