Strengthening science connections with São Paulo July 13, 2018 BrazilCERNCMSDeep Underground Neutrino Experimentdetector technologyDUNEdune-internationalIllinoisinternational relationsinternationalityLarge Hadron ColliderLArIATLBNFLHCLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityneutrinoNorthwestern UniversityNOvAUniversity of CampinasFermilab feature A program funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation supports scientists and students to engage with Fermilab’s neutrino program.
Beams off, hardhats on July 12, 2018 acceleratorMu2eMuon g-2Fermilab feature Technicians take on maintenance and upgrades during Fermilab’s annual accelerator shutdown.
Fermilab Booster delivers record-intensity beams for neutrino and muon experiments July 10, 2018 acceleratorPIP-IIFermilab feature Over the last year, the Booster accelerator has been hitting record highs in beam delivery, meeting or exceeding the increased needs of all of the lab’s beam-based experiments.
Firefighters respond to tank slowly leaking sulfuric acid at Fermilab - Update: leak contained, clean-up begins July 9, 2018 Fermilab feature Fermilab has requested support from local fire departments to contain leak and monitor situation.
Fermilab computing experts bolster NOvA evidence, 1 million cores consumed July 3, 2018 computingHEPCloudneutrinoNOvAsupercomputingFermilab feature In a collaborative, cross-laboratory effort, Fermilab’s HEPCloud program enabled NOvA to perform the largest antineutrino data analysis ever in record time.
Breaking the symmetry between fundamental forces July 2, 2018 CDFDZeroelectroweak forceresultFermilab feature Measuring a certain parameter of particles emerging from Tevatron collisions helps us better understand how the unified electromagnetic and weak forces broke into separate distinct entities in the universe’s early moments.
Mobilizing Brazilian scientists for DUNE June 28, 2018 BrazilDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNEdune-internationalinternational engagementinternational relationsinternationalityLBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilitypeopleFermilab feature Ronald Shellard, director of the Brazilian Center for Research in Physics, discusses the past, present and future of Brazil-Fermilab scientific collaboration.
New laser technology shows success in particle accelerators June 21, 2018 acceleratoraccelerator scienceaccelerator technologyFermilab feature The addition of a laser notcher to the Fermilab accelerator complex is an innovative use of familiar technology.
The secret to measuring the energy of an antineutrino June 18, 2018 antineutrinoMINERvAneutrinoresultFermilab feature Fermilab’s MINERvA experiment gives a boost to the particle physics field by sharpening a model of a frequent, pesky phenomenon.
Fermilab develops forefront accelerator components for the High-Luminosity LHC June 14, 2018 acceleratoraccelerator R&DCERNHigh-Luminosity LHCHL-LHCmagnetSwitzerlandFermilab feature When complete, the HL-LHC will produce five to seven times more proton-proton collisions than the current LHC — thanks in part to important collider components contributed by Fermilab.
