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.
United States and Italy sign agreement to collaborate on sterile neutrino research June 29, 2018 dune-internationalICARUSinternational engagementinternational relationsinternationalityItalyneutrinoShort-Baseline Neutrino programPress release On June 28, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Italian Embassy signed an agreement for collaboration on research with the international Short-Baseline Neutrino program hosted at Fermilab.
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.
Three Fermilab scientists receive DOE Early Career Research Awards June 21, 2018 awardDOEpeopleFermilab feature The award is designed to bolster the nation’s scientific workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during the crucial early years, when many scientists do their most formative work.
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.
Richard Bonventre wins 2018 URA Tollestrup Award June 20, 2018 awarddetector technologyMu2epeopleFermilab feature Bonventre receives the annual award for his “creative and resourceful contributions” to the Mu2e experiment.
Waiting for a sign June 19, 2018 CaliforniaCERNCMSCUOREGran SassoItalyNA62neutrinoOPERASLACSuperCDMSSwitzerlandSymmetry feature Some scientists spend decades trying to catch a glimpse of a rare process. But with good experimental design and a lot of luck, they often need only a handful of signals to make a discovery.
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, United States contribute to major upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider June 15, 2018 CERNHL-LHCLarge Hadron ColliderLHCSwitzerlandPress release A groundbreaking ceremony at CERN celebrates the start of the civil-engineering work for the High-Luminosity LHC. Fermilab is leading the U.S. contribution to the HL-LHC, in addition to building new components for the upgraded detector for the CMS experiment.
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.
