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.
DUNE collaboration completes Interim Design Report for gigantic particle detectors July 30, 2018 ArmeniaBrazilBulgariaCanadaChileChinaColombiaCzech RepublicDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNEdune-internationalFinlandFranceGreeceIndiainternationalityIranItalyJapanLBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityMadagascarMexicoNetherlandsParaguayPeruPolandPortugalProtoDUNERomaniaRussiaSouth KoreaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomFermilab feature Experience gained during the construction of prototype detectors paves the way toward the final design of the DUNE detectors.
Accelerator excellence July 24, 2018 acceleratorpeoplePIP-IISymmetry feature Fermilab’s Lia Merminga talks to Symmetry about her early experiences in STEM and her drive to solve science’s unanswered questions.
Fermilab gets ready to upgrade accelerator complex for more powerful particle beams July 24, 2018 acceleratoraccelerator technologyDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNELBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityneutrinoPIP-IISRFsuperconducting radio-frequency technologyPress release PIP-II, a particle accelerator project for generating intense neutrino beams, has achieved an important milestone.