Quantum leap October 2, 2018 accelerator sciencequantum computingquantum scienceFermilab feature Fermilab scientists are adapting the lab’s cutting-edge accelerator technology for qubits and quantum sensors.
Modern modulators for Fermilab accelerators October 1, 2018 acceleratoraccelerator complexaccelerator technologyFermilab feature New, flexible power modulators give accelerator operators more precise control over particle beams.
$22 million for quantum research at University of Chicago and national labs September 27, 2018 ArgonneIllinoisquantumquantum information sciencequantum scienceUniversity of ChicagoFermilab feature The federal grants will support University of Chicago, Argonne and Fermilab in their explorations of quantum computing, dark matter, and imaging.
Fermilab's scientific computing teams enable major ProtoDUNE milestone September 27, 2018 CERNcomputingDeep Underground Neutrino Experimentdetectordetector technologyDUNEFranceGridPPIN2P3neutrinopeopleProtoDUNEUnited KingdomFermilab feature Even though the ProtoDUNE time projection chambers are small compared to the planned DUNE far detectors, the data volume that these detectors produce are similar in size to what is coming out of the largest LHC experiments.
One minute with Saskia Charity, Muon g-2 postdoc September 26, 2018 Muon g-2peopleFermilab feature The University of Liverpool graduate works on upgrading part of the Muon g-2 experiment.
Q&A with Joel Butler on leading the CMS experiment September 14, 2018 CMSpeopleFermilab feature Joel Butler reflects on his time as the CMS spokesperson and what’s next in his long physics career.
MicroBooNE demonstrates use of convolutional neural networks on liquid-argon TPC data for first time September 12, 2018 machine learningMicroBooNEneutrinoresultFermilab feature Recently, the MicroBooNE experiment published a paper describing how they used convolutional neural networks — a particular type of deep neural network — to sort individual pixels coming from images made by a particular type of detector.
Fermilab hosts tutorial from Google as part of unique hands-on workshop on quantum information science September 10, 2018 computingquantumquantum information sciencetheoryworkshopFermilab feature High-energy physicists and members of industry will meet face-to-face to brainstorm ideas and participate in the field’s first hands-on quantum computing workshop.
Next-generation camera for the South Pole Telescope takes data on early universe September 10, 2018 Argonneastronomycosmic microwave backgroundcosmologySouth Pole TelescopeUniversity of ChicagoFermilab feature The South Pole Telescope, specially designed to measure the cosmic microwave background, has recently opened its third-generation camera for a multiyear survey to observe the earliest instants of the universe.
DUNE scientists receive NSF grant to tackle mass production of detector components for massive neutrino experiment September 5, 2018 Deep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNELBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityNational Science FoundationneutrinoProtoDUNEFermilab feature The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.6 million grant to four U.S. universities for work on the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
