The short-baseline detectives and the mysterious case of the sterile neutrino August 10, 2015 ICARUSMicroBooNEneutrinoSBNSBNDShort-Baseline Neutrino programFermilab feature Scientists from Fermilab and more than 45 institutions around the world have teamed up to design a program to catch this hypothetical neutrino in the act. The program, called the Short-Baseline Neutrino program, makes use of a trio of detectors positioned along one of Fermilab’s neutrino beams.
Fermilab experiment sees neutrinos change over 500 miles August 7, 2015 neutrinoNOvAPress release Scientists on the NOvA experiment saw their first evidence of oscillating neutrinos, confirming that the extraordinary detector built for the project not only functions as planned but is also making great progress toward its goal of a major leap in our understanding of these ghostly particles.
Fermilab’s flagship accelerator sets world record July 8, 2015 accelerator complexbeamneutrinoPress release Scientists, engineers and technicians at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have achieved for high-energy neutrino experiments a world record: a sustained 521-kilowatt beam generated by the Main Injector particle accelerator.
Fermilab named a Historic Site by the American Physical Society June 10, 2015 American Physical SocietyAPShistoryPress release The American Physical Society has recognized Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory as a Historic Site for its nearly five decades of contributions to high-energy physics.
Energy Department seeks public input on neutrino project at Fermilab/Sanford Lab June 8, 2015 Deep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNELBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityPress release The U.S. Department of Energy invites interested citizens to review and comment on the possible environmental effects of building and operating the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility and the associated Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
U.S. joins the world in a new era of research at the Large Hadron Collider June 3, 2015 CERNCMSLarge Hadron ColliderLHCU.S. CMSPress release Today scientists at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European research facility, started recording data from the highest-energy particle collisions ever achieved on Earth.
Two Large Hadron Collider experiments first to observe rare subatomic process May 13, 2015 CERNCMSLarge Hadron ColliderLHCbparticle decayU.S. CMSPress release Two experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, have combined their results and observed a previously unseen subatomic process.
New baby bison born at Fermilab April 28, 2015 bisonPress release A bison calf was born early on Saturday, April 25, at Fermilab. About 12 more calves are expected this spring. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory welcomes the public to come see the latest addition to its herd of American bison.
ICARUS neutrino experiment to move to Fermilab April 22, 2015 CERNICARUSneutrinoSBNDShort-Baseline Neutrino programPress release A group of scientists led by Nobel laureate Carlo Rubbia will transport the world’s largest liquid-argon neutrino detector across the Atlantic Ocean to its new home at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
High school students get real-world advice at Fermilab STEM Career Expo April 22 April 14, 2015 educationSTEMPress release The annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Career Expo, held in the atrium of Wilson Hall, puts students face to face with people actually doing the jobs they will be applying for in the coming years.
