Start-up company aims to build laser-driven particle accelerators
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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
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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
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Some cosmic neutrinos may not be cosmic after all
Presence of charm quarks inside protons and neutrons casts doubt on neutrino origins
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New technique makes directional measurements of low-energy solar neutrinos
Combining scintillation and Cherenkov detectors could shed light on fusion in the Sun
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Graphene target boosts laser-driven ion acceleration
New technique could make it possible to produce relativistic beams of ions using less intense lasers
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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
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New electron accelerator combines laser and plasma wakefield techniques
Dual system could lead to compact facilities for particle physics and X-ray analysis
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Life at CERN during the pandemic
How the particle-physics community is adapting to COVID lockdowns
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How to cool ion beams using electron pulses
Research could be applied to the next generation of ion storage rings
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