What’s new for LHC Run 3? April 22, 2022 ATLASCMSLHCLHC Run 3Fermilab feature CERN’s accelerators and the LHC’s detectors have undergone major upgrades that will allow scientists to collect more data in the upcoming run than they did in the previous two runs combined.
A minute with Wally Levernier, lab ecologist April 21, 2022 Earth DayecologyFermilab feature Levernier shares his passion for the environment, birding and prairie restoration at Fermilab.
New accelerator at Fermilab approved for construction start April 20, 2022 acceleratorconstructionDUNEPIP-IIPIP-II Injector TestPress release The Department of Energy has formally approved the start of full construction for the PIP-II project, an upgrade to the Fermilab accelerator complex that includes a new linear accelerator. PIP-II is an essential enhancement that will power the world’s most intense high-energy neutrino beam. It is the first particle accelerator built in the United States with significant contributions from international partners.
Suzie Shrubb draws musical inspiration from the cosmos at large April 15, 2022 guest composerFermilab feature As this year’s composer-in-residence, they will create musical pieces in concert with Fermilab’s scientists.
Fermilab is home to a new baby bison April 14, 2022 bisonecologyPress release The bison population is growing as the birth ushers in spring.
How to make a muon beam April 12, 2022 Muon g-2muonsparticle acceleratorStandard ModelSymmetry feature For the Muon g-2 experiment, researchers create billions of muons to study their surprising properties.
Breakthrough MicroBooNE measurement elucidates neutrino interactions April 12, 2022 argonflavorMicroBooNEneutrinoPress release For the first time, physicists extracted the detailed “energy-dependent neutrino-argon interaction cross section,” a key value for studying how neutrinos change their flavor.
CDF collaboration at Fermilab announces most precise ever measurement of W boson mass to be in tension with the Standard Model April 7, 2022 beyond the Standard ModelCDFresultStandard ModelTevatronW bosonPress release Scientists of the Collider Detector at Fermilab collaboration have achieved the most precise measurement to date of the mass of the W boson, one of nature’s force-carrying particles. The measured value shows tension with the value expected based on the Standard Model of particle physics.
Georgian Technical University and Fermilab sign collaboration agreement on neutrino research April 7, 2022 DUNEdune-internationalinternational collaborationinternational engagementFermilab feature The two institutions have signed an agreement to collaborate on research in support of one of the largest particle physics experiments in the world: DUNE, hosted by Fermilab.
Fermilab site reopens to the public, welcomes visitors March 28, 2022 communityeducation and public engagementPress release Beginning March 28, Fermilab will again be open to the public for outdoor activities, such as biking, hiking, running and viewing the bison herd.