New results from NOvA experiment shed more light on neutrinosβ identity-changing behavior
…other particles. To this day physicists continue to learn more about these elusive particles. One of the most exciting discoveries about neutrinos is their ability to change from one type…
Fermilabβs baby bison season begins
…“All the cows were born here at Fermilab,” Garcia said, “the only thing we change is the bulls every five to six years.” Rotating the bulls keeps the herd healthy…
DOE Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar visits Fermilab to discuss quantum program
…Science Paul Dabbar visited Fermilab. The main focus of the visit was Fermilab’s rapidly advancing quantum science and technology program. Fermilab’s quantum program includes a number of leading-edge research initiatives…
Solid-state technology for big data in particle physics
…drives of 80 regular laptop computers. An automated selection process keeps only the important, interesting collisions, trimming the number of saved events from 40 million per second to just 1,000….
HiLumi LHC: full-scale tests start
…Hadron Collider upgrade at CERN. The newly developed and tested magnets will focus the beam at the CMS and ATLAS interaction points, increasing the number of collisions for the experiments…
India formally begins construction phase for contributions to Fermilabβs new particle accelerator
…first particle accelerator on U.S. soil to be built with significant contributions from international partners. Institutions in France, India, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom are contributing technologies, instrumentation and…
Scientists recall the discovery of the top quark 30 years ago at Fermilab
…and the DZero experiment. This announcement marked the culmination of a worldwide hunt for the last quark predicted by the Standard Model. CDF and DZero were both international scientific collaborations,…
The smoke in the sky is a good sign
…of the primary tools available to help achieve Fermilab’s habitat restoration and conservation goals. Photo: Christopher Williams, Fermilab According to Chess, the fires help control the number of invasive species,…
First particle tracks seen in prototype for international neutrino experiment
PIP-II: An international effort breaking new ground in particle physics