New leaders from Fermilab appointed for Dark Energy Survey August 29, 2018 Dark Energy SurveypeopleFermilab feature Rich Kron and Tom Diehl will lead the sky survey through the close of observations and into an era of full-data analysis.
LHC scientists detect most favored Higgs decay August 28, 2018 ATLASBrookhavenCERNCMSHiggs bosonLarge Hadron ColliderLHCPress release Scientists now know the fate of the vast majority of all Higgs bosons produced in the LHC.
New accelerator research program at Fermilab sees first beam August 28, 2018 acceleratoraccelerator scienceaccelerator technologyFASTFermilab Accelerator Science and Technology FacilityIOTAFermilab feature IOTA, the new test accelerator, gives researchers rich and varied opportunities to dive deep into the physics of particle beams.
Winners of 2018 Fermilab Photowalk announced August 23, 2018 InteractionsphotographyphotowalkWilson HallPress release The winning photos from Fermilab’s July 28 Photowalk have been chosen and will be entered into the international Global Physics Photowalk sponsored by the Interactions collaboration.
Chopping beam to your taste August 21, 2018 accelerator scienceaccelerator technologychopperPIP-IIPIP-II Injector TestPIP2ITresultFermilab feature A Fermilab accelerator team has designed a device that chops accelerator-generated ion beams under highly demanding conditions.
ICARUS neutrino detector installed in new Fermilab home August 16, 2018 CERNGran SassoICARUSINFNItalyneutrinoShort-Baseline Neutrino programsterile neutrinoSwitzerlandFermilab feature ICARUS now sits in the path of Fermilab’s neutrino beam, a milestone that brings the detector one step closer to taking data.
Mapping the universe in 3-D: Fermilab contributes to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument August 13, 2018 astrophysicsBerkeley LabCaliforniacosmologydark energyDark Energy Spectroscopic InstrumentDESIFermilab feature DESI, an instrument to help scientists get to the bottom of the dark energy mystery, is getting a little help from Fermilab.
A dual-phase DUNE August 7, 2018 argonCERNCIEMATdark matterDarkSideDeep Underground Neutrino Experimentdetectordetector R&Ddetector technologyDUNEFranceGran SassoIN2P3INFNItalyLBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityLZneutrinoNew JerseyPrinceton UniversityProtoDUNESanford LabSanford Underground Research FacilitySouth DakotaSpainSwitzerlandTexasUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonSymmetry feature The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment is advancing technology commonly used in dark matter experiments—and scaling it up to record-breaking sizes.
One minute with JoRee LaFrance, hydrology intern August 2, 2018 peopleFermilab feature Growing up on the Crow reservation in Montana inspired JoRee LaFrance to pursue a career in hydrology.
Machine learning proliferates in particle physics August 1, 2018 ATLASCMScomputingLHCLHCbmachine learningMicroBooNENOvASLACSymmetry feature A new review in Nature chronicles the many ways machine learning is popping up in particle physics research.
