Category: Newsletter
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Editorial – July 2014
Editorial – July 2014 Dear Colleagues, while the preparation for the Run 2 of the LHC experiments is progressing at full steam, the analysis of the Run 1 data has advanced on many fronts, as presented at the ICHEP conference in Valencia at the beginning of this month. Beyond the LHC, CERN has a rich
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The ELENA project
The ELENA project CERN has a longstanding tradition of pursuing fundamental physics on extreme low and high energy scales. The present physics knowledge is successfully described by the Standard Model and the General Relativity. In the anti-matter regime many predictions of this established theory still remain experimentally unverified and one of the most fundamental open
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Knowledge Transfer at CERN: from particle physics to everyday life
Knowledge Transfer at CERN: from particle physics to everyday life Technologies developed for HEP experiments have many applications in our daily lives. In the past 60 years, CERN has been one of the places where new technologies were developed to answer some of the fundamental questions of modern physics. These technologies that emerged from the
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Accelerating Innovation…in medicine
Accelerating Innovation…in medicine On Thursday 10 July, Eleanor A. Blakely, Ph.D., Senior Staff Biophysicist, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, gave seminar on: Reflections and perspectives on 60 years of particle therapy; the first of a new series of seminars proposed by the Medical Applications Team. It was in September 1954, when Dr John H.
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Browse the new websites of the DT and SFT groups
Browse the new websites of the DT and SFT groups During the first half of 2014 the PH-DT and PH-SFT groups published their new websites. They are the result of a technical student’s project and involved cooperation between two PH groups: the DT group funded the student, whilst the SFT group proved the supervision and
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ATLAS and LHCb evacuation exercises
ATLAS and LHCb evacuation exercises The PH department, in partnership with the HSE, the fire brigade, and the Group Leaders In Matters Of Safety (GLIMOS), conducts annual exercises to ensure safety at CERN. This year, as part of the continuous effort to improve even more the safety standards of CERN, evacuation exercises took place for
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CERN TH Institute on “Resurgence and Transseries in Quantum, Gauge and String Theories
CERN TH Institute on “Resurgence and Transseries in Quantum, Gauge and String Theories A CERN TH Institute on “Resurgence and Transseries in Quantum, Gauge and String Theories” was held at CERN from 30 June to 04 July. The goal of this CERN TH-Institute was to bring together mathematicians working on aspects of asymptotic analysis and
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SHiP Collaboration Hoist Sails
SHiP Collaboration Hoist Sails With the results from LHC Run 1 as a backdrop, more than 100 physicists from 15 countries, including theorists, gathered on June 10 for a 2.5 day workshop hosted by the Zurich University to discuss alternative approaches to the remaining fundamental questions about the foundation of the Universe. The aim of
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? The mirror system is an important part of the NA62 RICH detector* covering the full acceptance range of 7m2 surface. It is composed of 18 hexagonal (Ø≈70cm, thickness 2.5cm) and 2 semi-hexagonal mirrors which are sustained by a lightweight support structure made of
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CERN invites its neighbours to celebrate its 60th anniversary
CERN invites its neighbours to celebrate its 60th anniversary BROKEN IMAGE NOT MOVED (drupal url : https://ep-news.web.cern.ch//content/cern-invites-its-neighbours-celebrate-its-60th-anniversary) CERN invites its neighbours to celebrate its 60th anniversary Come and discover the fantastic research that’s being performed right on your doorstep. CERN is organising a weekend of discovery especially for its neighbours, on Saturday 24 and Sunday