The new VELO will enable high precision track and vertex reconstruction to cope with the higher luminosities of Run 3.
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Dear Colleagues, members of the EP Department and CERN Users,Welcome to the first EP newsletter of 2019...
Interviews & Features
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The ATLAS trigger system allowed the efficient and stable collection of a rich data sample from the previous runs of the LHC. -
Interesting physics signatures in heavy-ion collisions are either very general or very difficult to discern from the background thus posing special challenges for the ALICE trigger system. -
The CMS trigger outperformed during Run 2, efficiently recording data for the CMS versatile physics programme -
Discussing the architecture and performance of the LHCb experiment trigger system that opened a wider physics potential for the LHC experiment. -
A discussion with Professor Stefan Söldner-Rembold, co-spokesperson of the DUNE collaboration, on the main particle physics questions from a neutrino perspective, the birth of DUNE and the next steps of the collaboration.
News from the experiments
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LHCb experiment collected an unprecedented amount of D meson decays, allowing physicists to pinpoint for the first time the tiny size of CP violation in the charm-quark sector. -
HIE-ISOLDE results reveal the full extent of the odd-even shape staggering of exotic mercury isotopes and the underlying mechanism.
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The EP department has launched a strong R&D programmeon the optimization of gas usage for the LHC particle detection systems.
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The DIRAC collaboration at CERN observed new kinds of exotic atoms, the “double-exotic” meson-meson atoms. -
The new VELO will enable high precision track and vertex reconstruction to cope with the higher luminosities of Run 3.
Special Feature
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A two-day conference at CERN discussed the physics opportunities at Future Circular Colliders.
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Latest news on the CLIC project and its physics potential following the annual collaboration meeting. -
The PBC study submitted its summary report to the European Strategy Update. -
A review of how future high-energy and high-intensity colliders can cover a unique role in unraveling the dark matter and the associated dark sectors of the Universe.
More stories
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Discussing the challenges of the data acquisition system for the protoDUNE Single Phase. -
The 15th Vienna Conference on Instrumentation brought together close to 300 experts from all over the world to discuss ongoing R&D efforts for future detectors and set collaboration roadmaps. -
The meeting offered the opportunity to review statistical issues in the broad range of modern neutrino physics. -
The tracking machine challenge stimulates data scientists and the HEP community to renew core tracking algorithms in preparation of the next generation of particle detectors at the LHC. -
New electronic developments for particle physics were discussed at the TWEPP-18 Workshop. -
The CMS beam pipe will be replaced in LS2, with one that will allow the extremities of the future pixel detectors to get even closer to the interaction point.
New Staff Members and Fellows
Opinion
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ECFA's detector panel report maps the landascape of R&D activities in detector technologies and highlights the importance of training the next generation of experts.