Sensitive qubit-based technique to accelerate search for dark matter
…the qubit used to measure the state of the cavity, either or 1. The value refers to the number of photons counted. If the dark matter has successfully deposited a…
SLAC fires up the worldβs most powerful X-ray laser: LCLS-II ushers in a new era of science
…range, capture detailed snapshots of rapid processes, probe delicate samples that are beyond the reach of other light sources and gather more data in less time, greatly increasing the number…
Scientists move a step closer to understanding the βcold spotβ in the cosmic microwave background
…quarter of the Southern Hemisphere.” Scientists previously counted the number of galaxies visible in the location of the CMB Cold Spot and found an underdensity of galaxies in that region….
An unexpected result from a dark matter experiment may signal new particles
…dark matter. Scientists with the XENON1T experiment reported data June 17 showing an unexpectedly large number of blips within their detector. Fermilab scientist Dan Hooper is quoted in this piece….
Indian scientists come to Fermilab to assist with PIP-II particle accelerator technology
…infrastructure. As part of the agreement, India will supply components worth $140 million to the PIP-II project. This contribution was even highlighted in this White House statement (see number 10)….
Community and software applications on display at Fermilab quantum science workshop
…the average laptop’s 40 billion bits. But even a small number of qubits gives quantum computers extraordinary potential, because each added qubit doubles the computer’s memory and processing power. Yet…
New accelerator research program at Fermilab sees first beam
…concept. One area that could dramatically change the world of accelerators is the capability for generating ultrahigh-intensity beams. Roughly translated, “intensity” is the number of particles that form a beam….
Prediction for magnetic moment of the muon informs a test of the standard model of particle physics
From Nature, May 5, 2021: The established theory of the standard model, and has passed a vast number of experimental tests with flying colors. But one such test — the…
Playing pool with neutrinos
…non-CCQE events). A CCQE-like event is one that has at least one outgoing muon, any number of protons or neutrons, and no mesons as final-state particles. (Mesons, like protons and…
10 years later, Higgs boson discoverers publish refined measurements
…Run 2—30 times more than in 2012 (though they only analyze a fraction of that number). “The Higgs boson has only gotten ‘bigger’ [in the last decade],” says Fermilab CMS…