More than 3,000 neutrino scientists gather online for Neutrino 2020
…and covering all seven continents tuned in to the 79 talks – more than four times the typical number of attendees. (Almost half of attendees were early in their career,…
Searching for supernova neutrinos with DUNE
…supernova flux – the number of neutrinos leaving the supernova per second – and the explosion mechanism. Different supernova flux models will produce different numbers of neutrino interactions and signals…
SLACβs superconducting X-ray laser reaches operating temperature colder than outer space
…However, since LCLS-II uses superconducting cavities instead of warm copper cavities based on 60-year-old technology, it can can deliver up to a million pulses per second, 10,000 times the number…
India formally begins construction phase for contributions to Fermilabβs new particle accelerator
…Technology in Indore, and the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre in Kolkata. Many of these Indian institutions will provide a significant number of technical components for PIP-II, including superconducting acceleration structures,…
Retired equipment lives on in new physics experiments
SURF to lower beams for DUNE cryostats starting next year
Lia Merminga to lead Fermilab’s next accelerator project
Lia Merminga The first particle accelerator to be built in the United States with significant contributions from international partners is taking shape at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator…
William Pellico receives 2024 URA Honorary Engineering Award
William Pellico’s philosophy on life has always been “be comfortable with being uncomfortable.” He’s lived by this principle to the fullest extent during his 30-plus-year engineering career at the U.S….
Contract awarded for acquisition of large cryogenic system for DUNE detectors in South Dakota
A newly awarded multi-year contract for the acquisition of a large cryogenic plant to cool tens of thousands of tons of liquid argon brings the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment one…
Major upgrade to Fermilab accelerator complex gets green light
The U.S. Department of Energy has formally approved the scope, schedule and cost of the PIP-II project at DOE’s Fermilab. The approval, known as Critical Decision 2 or CD-2, is…