Read article: Solid-state amplifiers power up rare-isotope facility Accelerators and detectors Analysis SPONSORED Solid-state amplifiers power up rare-isotope facility The Facility of Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University exploits transistor-based power amplifiers to generate intense beams
Read article: The legacy of Liverpool’s forgotten synchrocyclotron History Feature The legacy of Liverpool’s forgotten synchrocyclotron The University of Liverpool’s synchrocyclotron helped define physics in the 20th century, yet little trace of it remains. Rob Lea looks into the history of this lost machine
Read article: Some cosmic neutrinos may not be cosmic after all Astroparticle physics Research update Some cosmic neutrinos may not be cosmic after all Presence of charm quarks inside protons and neutrons casts doubt on neutrino origins
Read article: New technique makes directional measurements of low-energy solar neutrinos Accelerators and detectors Research update New technique makes directional measurements of low-energy solar neutrinos Combining scintillation and Cherenkov detectors could shed light on fusion in the Sun
Read article: Graphene target boosts laser-driven ion acceleration Accelerators and detectors Research update Graphene target boosts laser-driven ion acceleration New technique could make it possible to produce relativistic beams of ions using less intense lasers
Read article: Cutting-edge accelerator technologies are key to success for the MYRRHA research reactor Accelerators and detectors Feature SPONSORED Cutting-edge accelerator technologies are key to success for the MYRRHA research reactor The MYRRHA project in Belgium is seeking enthusiastic scientists, engineers and project managers with a talent for cross-disciplinary collaboration
Read article: New electron accelerator combines laser and plasma wakefield techniques Accelerators and detectors Research update New electron accelerator combines laser and plasma wakefield techniques Dual system could lead to compact facilities for particle physics and X-ray analysis
Read article: Life at CERN during the pandemic Accelerators and detectors Podcasts Life at CERN during the pandemic How the particle-physics community is adapting to COVID lockdowns
Read article: How to cool ion beams using electron pulses Accelerators and detectors Research update How to cool ion beams using electron pulses Research could be applied to the next generation of ion storage rings
Read article: Gear-changing could allow colliders to smash particles with different velocities Accelerators and detectors Research update Gear-changing could allow colliders to smash particles with different velocities Newly tested scheme could be a boon to nuclear physics experiments
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