First neutrinos detected at Fermilab short-baseline detector
…source. Yet observations from a few previous neutrino experiments disagreed with those predictions. Our current understanding of neutrinos predicts that the number and type of neutrinos detected at points A…
Fermilab, United States contribute to major upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider
…number of collisions in the HL-LHC. Major work starts to boost the luminosity of the LHC The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is officially entering a new stage. Today, a…
Dark Energy Survey census of the smallest galaxies hones the search for dark matter
…model predicts many fewer small clumps of dark matter surrounding our galaxy and thus many fewer satellite galaxies that inhabit these small clumps of dark matter. By measuring the number…
Prep work to start for DUNE-related construction at Fermilab
Site preparation work starts at Fermilab this fall for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. Contractors will soon begin site prep where the powerful particle beam will be extracted and…
DUNE collaboration finalizes the blueprint for the ultimate neutrino detector
After two years of work and contributions from hundreds of people, scientists now hold in hand the blueprint for perhaps the most ambitious neutrino experiment in the world. Collaborators on…
Norbert Holtkamp appointed director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Editor’s note: This press release was originally published by the University of Chicago. Norbert Holtkamp has been appointed as the new director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, effective Jan. 12,…
Fermilab installs first beamline component for new state-of-the-art accelerator
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) recently achieved an important milestone by safely positioning the first major piece of equipment for the new Proton Improvement Plan…
Why choose liquid argon for DUNE detectors?
What can neutrinos — particles that are imperceptible to all but the most sensitive devices ever built — tell us about how matter triumphed over antimatter in the early universe?…
Construction contract awarded for particle accelerator complex at Fermilab
The accelerator upgrade project at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory made important progress before the end of 2022. In December, Whittaker Construction & Excavating Inc. was…
Two construction projects reach major milestones at Fermilab
Today marked a historic moment for two projects carrying science at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory into the future. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Science joined Fermilab…