Persistent tensions in the Standard Model of particle physics compel us to seek out new physics at the TeV scale, and the Higgs boson provides us with a potential portal.
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Dear Colleagues, dear Members of the EP Department and CERN Users,It is a pleasure to introduce this edition of the EP newsletter. Once again the newsletter contains many articles covering the broad spectrum of activities in our department.
Interviews & Features
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On March 5th the CERN Research Board approved the ForwArd Search ExpeRiment (FASER) designed to broaden the search for new physics at the LHC. -
A new generation of neutrino experiments, leveraging high-intensity neutrino beams for precision measurements, could complement high-energy searches for new physics. -
Three of the proposals submitted to the Physics Beyond Collider initiative plan to use the external SPS M2 beam line in the experimental hall EHN2. -
A discussion with Shep S. Doeleman about the steps that led to the first image of a black hole and the future plans of the Event Horizon Telescope.
News from the experiments
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CMS experiment plans to upgrade its muon system during LS2 using Gas Electron Multiplies (GEM) technology. -
A new building at CERN is ready to house ongoing R&D activities that will push the performance of detectors to cope with the high performance of the LHC. -
With the recent completion of the second phase of HIE-ISOLDE, CERN’s ISOLDE facility has a machine capable of answering long-unanswered questions about the nature of the nucleus. -
EP-DT's Annual Report summarizes its yearly activities and offers an overview of major achievements and future collaborative plans.
Special Feature
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The study of the Higgs boson and how it couples with the known particles of the Standard Model sets a clear, albeit ambitious, challenge for the experimental programme for post-LHC colliders. -
Persistent tensions in the Standard Model of particle physics compel us to seek out new physics at the TeV scale, and the Higgs boson provides us with a potential portal.
More stories
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Silicon Photonics seems to be a quite promising candidate for use in optical links in future HEP experiments. -
A report from NA64 on searches of dark sector particles in the sub-GeV domain. -
ENUBET aims to open a new window of opportunities in accelerator neutrino physics. -
The workshop on medical applications of spectroscopic X-ray detectors (specXray) brings together specialists in the field from physics, medical research and industry meet to exchange experience and knowledge. -
From 3 to 5 June, the 2019 CernVM Workshop took place at CERN bringing together software developers, computing experts and experts from the IT industry.
New Staff Members and Fellows
Opinion
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If we want to know what the truth about our Universe is, we have to look, and that means pushing the present frontiers of particle physics into uncharted territory...