Articles tagged with Particle Accelerators
The largest liquid-argon neutrino detector has recorded its first particle tracks, signaling the start of a new chapter in DUNE's scientific mission to unlock neutrino mysteries. Scientists will operate the detector over several months to test technology and gather data for future research.
Researchers created innovative methods to leverage machine learning in data analysis for the LHC, improving discovery potential for new physics. The techniques build on simulations, enabling data scientists to extract insights from complex phenomena.
Researchers will continue work on the Higgs boson, Standard Model, and hunt for new phenomena in physics. They aim to understand mass as an 'agent of mass,' crucial for fundamental particles like electrons and quarks.
The NSF Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High-Energy Physics (IRIS-HEP) will tackle the unprecedented data challenges from the HL-LHC. The institute aims to develop innovative software tools and train the next generation of users to analyze large sets of data.
NYU is part of IRIS-HEP, a National Science Foundation-backed coalition developing next-generation cyberinfrastructure for high-energy physics research. The institute aims to drive innovations in data analysis and algorithms essential to handling massive LHC data.
Researchers at Swansea University's CERN project have improved the synthesis of antihydrogen and accumulated the anti-atoms for greater experimentation scope. This achievement allows for greater control and manipulation of ultra-cold anti-atom properties.
Researchers have successfully observed a Lyman-alpha transition in antihydrogen, a key milestone towards cooling and manipulating antimatter. The achievement uses laser pulses to manipulate the antihydrogen atoms and could lead to precision spectroscopy and gravity measurements.
The High-Energy Physics Group at Syracuse University is developing a new tracking device called the Upstream Tracker (UT), which will significantly enhance the capabilities of the LHCb experiment. The UT, supported by a $3.7 million NSF grant, will increase data handling capacity by factors of five to 10.
Physicists have released most precise prediction of muon magnetic anomaly, taking into account interactions with all known particles. The new calculation comes just in time for comparison with precision measurements at the 'Muon g-2' experiment.
New Zealand scientists have developed a revolutionary 3D colour medical scanner that provides far greater detail of the body's chemical components. The MARS spectral x-ray scanner will revolutionise medical imaging globally, enabling more accurate diagnosis and personalisation of treatment for diseases like cancer and heart disease.
The ATLAS and CMS experiments at the Large Hadron Collider discovered strong Higgs boson interactions with the heaviest elementary particle, the top quark. USTC researchers played a significant role in this discovery, contributing to detector operation, data analysis, and upgrades.
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has recorded a high-energy particle track with an energy of 2.6 PeV, leaving scientists puzzled. Researchers propose that the track could be caused by a tau neutrino, opening up new possibilities for astrophysics research and suggesting the presence of unknown components in the neutrino spectrum.
The CMS collaboration has observed the direct coupling of the Higgs boson to the top quark-antiquark pair, a production mechanism considered impossible by the Standard Model. Sophisticated techniques developed by the University of Zurich's Prof. Florencia Canelli enabled this milestone.
The NOvA collaboration has observed strong evidence of muon antineutrinos oscillating into electron antineutrinos, a phenomenon that has never been unambiguously seen. This result comes from the first run with antineutrinos and provides insights into the properties of neutrinos and antineutrinos.
The Q-weak experiment measures proton's weak charge with high precision, narrowing possibilities for new particles and forces beyond current knowledge. The result provides insight into predictions of hitherto unobserved heavy particles.
The Brazilian chip SAMPA will upgrade the detection system in ALICE at the Large Hadron Collider, enabling the detection of thousands of particles per second. The new system will increase the collision rate by a factor of 100, from 500 to 50,000 collisions per second.
Researchers from Swansea University have conducted the most precise direct measurement of antimatter ever made, revealing the spectral structure of antihydrogen atoms in unprecedented detail. The result surpasses previous measurements by a factor of 100, bringing us closer to testing fundamental symmetries like CPT invariance.
Researchers have developed a 'Swiss army knife' for electron beams, combining acceleration, compression, focusing and analysis in a single device. The Segmented Terahertz Electron Accelerator and Manipulator (STEAM) uses precise timing control to perform these functions with ultra-high precision.
Physicists measure magnetic force of antiprotons with record precision, but data reveals no difference between protons and antiprotons, confirming CPT symmetry. The BASE collaboration aims to use even higher precision measurements to find the source of matter-antimatter asymmetry.
A team of scientists captured images of the kilonova explosion from a neutron star collision, detecting the first confirmed explosion from two colliding neutron stars. The detection correlates to a burst of gamma rays spotted by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
Researchers at FAU successfully developed a new technique to generate an optical field that can be influenced with great precision, enabling light and electrons to coincide within 'attoseconds'. This allows for high-energy acceleration of electrons, promising applications in materials science, biology, and medicine.
Researchers used CMS open data to analyze jets produced from proton collisions, revealing a universal feature within subatomic particles. The study demonstrates the scientific value of open access in particle physics and provides a stepping stone for future analysis.
Particle accelerators already have a significant impact on day-to-day life, particularly in medicine and industry. A new EU-funded project has resulted in a concise document highlighting their importance and future development needs, written by University of Huddersfield Professor Rob Edgecock.
The Dark Energy Survey (DES) collaboration has made the most accurate measurement ever made of the present large-scale structure of the universe. The new result rivals the precision of cosmic microwave background measurements, supporting the theory that dark matter and dark energy make up 26% and 70% of the cosmos, respectively.
The Cornell-Brookhaven ERL Test Accelerator, CBETA, combines two energy-saving technologies: energy recovery and permanent magnets. This innovation could lead to higher luminosity in colliding-beam experiments and produce brighter, more coherent radiation.
The study confirms the predicted decay of the Higgs particle into quarks, with a probability of 60% and a signal rate exceeding statistical significance. This discovery has significant implications for understanding the particle's properties and potential deviations from Standard Model predictions.
The ICARUS detector, measuring 18 meters long and weighing 120 tons, will travel across the Atlantic Ocean from CERN to Fermilab in preparation for its new mission at the U.S. Department of Energy's facility. Once installed, it will search for 'sterile' neutrinos using liquid-argon time projection technology.
A new study uses a hydrodynamic model to predict specific patterns in hadrons' angular distribution, shedding light on the structure and dynamics of quark-gluon plasmas. The results suggest that the plasma is not a gas but a liquid with extremely low viscosity.
The Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab is searching for phantom particles that could rewrite scientists' picture of the universe. The experiment uses a world-famous electromagnet to measure muon particles in a precise magnetic field.
The CAST project has set strict limits on the probability that axions turn into photons, with no evidence of solar axions detected. This result has direct consequences for understanding astrophysical anomalies such as high energetic gamma rays and stellar heat dissipation.
Johannes Henn, a leading theorist in scattering amplitudes, will develop new methods to calculate properties of the Higgs boson with greater precision. His work aims to simplify mathematical structures and improve calculations in quantum field theory.
The LHCb experiment's analysis confirms the Standard Model's predictions for the rare Bs0 meson decay into a muon and anti-muon with exceptional accuracy. The results narrow down parameters for proposed extensions, such as supersymmetric theories.
Rice University physicists are providing new insight into the quark-gluon plasma by smashing protons and lead nuclei at nearly the speed of light. They found evidence for the chiral magnetic effect, a characteristic magnetic property of QGP that arises from quantum mechanics.
The BASE collaboration has set a new benchmark in measuring the antiproton's g-factor, a quantity characterizing its magnetic moment, with unprecedented precision. The result is consistent with the predictions of the Standard Model and indicates that protons and antiprotons appear to be mirror images of each other.
A University of Iowa physicist is searching for the 'bottom quark', a subatomic particle expected to arise from a Higgs boson's decay. Evidence of this particle could confirm the existence of the Higgs boson, a theory about how the universe works.
Researchers identify three critical areas for climate research to tackle new frontiers of climate study. They include understanding the fate of carbon in the atmosphere and accurately modeling regional climate changes. These efforts require international collaboration and significant computational resources.
Researchers at University of Plymouth receive funding to build on existing work exploring phenomena within Standard Model and Beyond, with aim to develop new ideas using supercomputers. The grant will fuel efforts to push boundaries in particle physics research and identify possible candidates for universe's remaining mass-energy content.
Physicists can now accelerate radioactive beams to explore the unique duality in nuclear freedom, pushing back nuclear physics research boundaries. The HIE-ISOLDE project enables design of experimental tools for both single-particle and collective degrees of freedom.
A team of physicists developed a theory that generates mass for all known particles, differing from the standard model Higgs scenario. Their work predicts hundreds of new composite particles to be discovered at future colliders.
A new toolkit has been developed to simulate, analyze and visualize particle accelerator studies using advanced visualization tools and supercomputers. This enables faster and more efficient simulations, reducing memory usage and saving computer time.
Physicists develop Big PanDA system to optimize LHC computing needs, demonstrating a new tool for handling monumental data demands. The approach breaks up complex analysis jobs and simulations into smaller chunks, maximizing available resources.
Researchers have discovered a new type of Weyl semimetal, enabling the study of elusive Weyl fermions. The material, created by combining ARPES and modelling techniques, exhibits unusual transport properties.
The Fermi mission has excluded a small range of axion-like particles that could have comprised about 4 percent of dark matter, while also providing the strongest constraints to date for certain masses. Additionally, researchers found no statistically significant signal from dark matter annihilation in the Small Magellanic Cloud.
Researchers developed a mathematical model to represent gluon distributions within protons, identifying fluctuations as essential for explaining experimental data. The model's results suggest that gluon fluctuations can help explain collective phenomena observed in proton-nucleus collisions.
Kyoungchul Kong, a physicist at the University of Kansas, offers an alternative explanation for the mysterious signal detected at the Large Hadron Collider, proposing a sequence of particles with different masses. The theory suggests that the signal could be the result of a sequential cascade decay of a heavier particle into photons.
Physicists develop simplified models to identify dark matter signals, combining results from multiple experiments. These new approaches yield unique signatures and help constrain dark matter searches.
The LUX experiment has completed its search for dark matter, yielding no trace of a particle despite achieving record sensitivity. The results provide critical guidance for future dark matter experiments by eliminating potential models.
Researchers at CERN are investigating new particles that may shed light on the standard model of particle physics. The discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 failed to explain phenomena such as dark matter and neutrino mass, sparking ongoing searches for supersymmetric particles and other explanations.
A team of researchers from China, South Korea, and the US proposes a novel way to minimize the energy spread of electrons in laser wakefield accelerators. By inserting a plasma compressor, they can reduce the energy spread to the one-thousandth level, making new applications for laser wakefield accelerators possible.
The study proposes a technique to increase the number of electrons trapped in the wake of the laser pulse, improving beam quality. This could lead to better technology for future accelerators and bring high energy physics experiments to more labs and universities.
The SuperKEKB electron-positron collider has achieved 'First Turns,' a major milestone for the new accelerator. The machine is designed to produce high-intensity particle beams, enabling the Belle-II experiment to probe fundamental theories beyond the Standard Model.
Researchers at Indiana University's DZero Collaboration have detected a new form of elementary particle, dubbed X(5568), containing four different quark flavors. This discovery expands our understanding of quark matter and the fundamental nature of particles.
Researchers found intriguing contradictions between IceCube neutrino data and Fermi gamma-ray data, suggesting 'hidden accelerator' origins of high-energy cosmic neutrinos. Proton-photon interactions may block high-energy gamma rays from escaping, enabling the use of neutrinos as new probes of dense astrophysical environments.
Researchers at University of Strathclyde discovered that ultra-intense laser light passing through a thin foil can be used to control charged particle motion. This new observation has wide-reaching implications for advancing smaller, cheaper, laser-driven particle accelerators.
A team of scientists has successfully developed a working prototype of a 'shoebox-sized accelerator on a chip,' which could revolutionize fields like biology, chemistry, and materials science. The $13.5 million grant-funded project aims to make particle accelerators smaller, cheaper, and more accessible.
A team of researchers has made significant progress in developing a miniature particle accelerator on a microchip, with the potential to revolutionize various fields such as biology, materials science, security scanning, medical therapy, and X-ray imaging.
A doctoral student at the University of Kansas has been awarded a yearlong Fermilab Graduate Student Fellowship in Theoretical Physics to work on dark matter research. He aims to investigate the universe's deepest riddles, including its place in the cosmos and the history of human existence.
Physicists at the University of Maryland have accelerated electron beams to nearly the speed of light using millijoules of laser pulse energy, a significant improvement over previous methods. This breakthrough could lead to ultra-compact machines useful for materials science and medical imaging, overcoming barriers in cost, complexity,...
The EU has allocated €3 million for a design study on a European plasma research accelerator, which aims to develop a new technology for particle acceleration. The EuPRAXIA project will produce a conceptual design report for the world's first five Giga-Electronvolts plasma-based accelerator.
Dr. Kaushik De has been recognized for his contributions to developing cloud computing architectures that enabled global collaboration in particle physics research. He is also exploring physics beyond the standard model, seeking new discoveries in the field.