Daniel Bowring receives $2.5 million from DOE to search for axions with quantum sensors July 19, 2018 axiondark matterdetector technologyFermilab feature Bowring’s work at the frontier of dark matter research earns him a 2018 Early Career Research Award.
Theorists publish highest-precision prediction of muon magnetic anomaly July 13, 2018 BrookhavenMuon g-2muonsNew YorkFermilab feature The latest calculation based on how subatomic muons interact with all known particles comes out just in time for precision measurements at new Muon g-2 experiment.
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.
Scientists trace high-energy cosmic neutrino to its birthplace July 12, 2018 cosmic rayIceCubeneutrinoSymmetry feature A pair of results bring neutrinos into the new era of multimessenger astronomy.
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.
Think big, go small July 3, 2018 astrophysicsCanadaCOHERENTdark matterDuke UniversityHolometerMinnesotaneutrinoNew MexicoNorth CarolinaUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of TorontoSymmetry feature Nothing beats a small experiment for the breadth of experience it gives the scientist.
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.