Tag: LCD
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NA62 Observes Ultra-Rare Kaon Decay to Pion and Neutrinos
NA62 Observes Ultra-Rare Kaon Decay to Pion and Neutrinos The NA62 experiment at the CERN north area was built to investigate the ultra-rare K+ → π+νν̄ decay. Measurement of this decay, a golden mode for kaon physics, is considered a key flavour physics objective because it provides both a strong test of the Standard Model
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Toward top physics in electron-positron collisions
Toward top physics in electron-positron collisions The heaviest known elementary particle, the top quark, has not been studied in electron-positron collisions so far. A possible future collider such as the ILC, CLIC or FCC-ee would enable a unique top physics program far beyond the capabilities of the HL-LHC. About 60 experts met at CERN from
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A highlight from the CLIC Week 2017
A highlight from the CLIC Week 2017 This March saw the annual workshop of the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) at CERN, gathering 220 collaborators from over 26 countries to discuss the latest status of the CLIC accelerator and detector studies. Two collaborations exists to study the feasibility of a future electron-positron linear collider at CERN
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A highlight from the CLIC annual workshop: an update to the baselining strategy
A highlight from the CLIC annual workshop: an update to the baselining strategy The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) is a proposed e+e– collider to be built at CERN in order to serve the needs of the particle physics community beyond the high-luminosity LHC. The accelerator is foreseen to be built in several stages, allowing lower-energy
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Pixel-detector tests for CLIC with the AIDA beam telescope
Pixel-detector tests for CLIC with the AIDA beam telescope The PH Linear Collider Detector group (PH-LCD) was the first user of the new AIDA beam telescope in August, taking data with silicon pixel-detector prototypes under development for a future vertex detector at the CLIC high-energy linear electron-positron collider. The PS-T9 beamline in August 2014. The
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CERN as seen by a young scientist
CERN as seen by a young scientist Inspired by the event at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris that celebrated the anniversary of the signature of the CERN convention, Sophie Redford wrote about her impressions on joining CERN as a young researcher. A CERN fellow designing detectors for the future CLIC accelerator, she did her PhD
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CLIC workshop highlights common challenges for future detector R&D
CLIC workshop highlights common challenges for future detector R&D The open session at the beginning of the recent CLIC workshop, held at CERN 3-7 Feb, focused on preparing for CERN's long-term future. The High Luminosity upgrade of the LHC confirms CERN's presence at the high energy frontier for the next two decades. However, a series
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SPS shutdown sends test beam research to DESY
SPS shutdown sends test beam research to DESY Last week, four members of the CERN LCD group traveled to DESY, Hamburg, to test data acquisition methods for a Timepix pixel detector. It's unusual for CERN groups to have to travel to perform a test beam, but with the PS and SPS out of action for