MSN, Sept. 30, 2024
From National Geographic Spain, right click to translate. Why are particle accelerators so important as machines that help us find the answers to the questions of how the universe works and why we are here.
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Pantaleo Raimondi’s illustrious career brought him to some of the world’s most prestigious particle physics institutions. In January, Raimondi continued this journey as he took over the role of project director for Fermilab’s newest, more powerful particle accelerator.
India’s Department of Atomic Energy is making a $140 million in-kind contribution to the PIP-II accelerator under construction at Fermilab. Indian institutions will provide a number of technical components for the new machine. The collaboration provides Indian scientists the training, technical insight and know-how for the development of their domestic particle accelerator program.
Donato Passarelli’s contributions to the advancement of superconducting radio frequency technology over the past decade have earned him the inaugural Universities Research Association’s Engineering Award.
Stefano Miscetti will help lead the Mu2e experiment into its commissioning phase.
Xingchen Xu has received the 2023 Frank Sacherer Prize from the European Physical Society for his work developing a new type of niobium-tin superconductor.
Prototyping is an indispensable step in the development of particle physics experiments like DUNE and projects like PIP-II.
On April 13, Gov. Pritzker and other local legislators joined DOE officials at Fermilab for the “Building Fermilab’s Future” event, which marked the opening of the IERC and PIP-II Cryoplant buildings and the groundbreaking for the Linac Complex.
The 10-meter-long cryomodule, part of the PIP-II particle accelerator project at Fermilab, is now undergoing testing to validate all its components and finalize its design. In a few years, Fermilab and international partners will produce four similar cryomodules that will propel particles in the new linear accelerator.
A recent report underscores the importance of energy consumption and cost to decisions about future large-scale particle accelerator projects.