To meet the experimental challenges posed by design studies for future colliders, CERN’s EP department is preparing to launch a rigorous R&D programme.
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Dear Colleagues, dear Members of the EP Department and CERN Users,Welcome to the last EP newsletter of 2018. This year has been another great year for CERN...
Interviews & Features
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To meet the experimental challenges posed by design studies for future colliders, CERN’s EP department is preparing to launch a rigorous R&D programme.
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With the conclusion of Run 2, ALICE has entered a new phase, during which a major upgrade of its detector, data-taking and data-processing systems will be implemented. -
During the two year accelerator shutdown (LS2) the ATLAS detector will undergo a period of upgrades and maintenance. -
In order to achieve the full benefit of the HL-LHC, CMS has launched an intensive R&D programme along with major work on key infrastructures during LS2. -
The LHCb detector will undergo a significant upgrade in parallel to the trigger system upgrade during LS2 to cope with higher luminosities and gather significantly more data.
News from the experiments
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The ALPHA collaboration working on antihydrogen at the Antiproton Decelerator (AD) in building 193 has successfully expanded their setup with new devices. -
LS2 period marks an exciting period of intense activity for MoEDAL, the LHC’s newest experiment. -
ProtoDUNE detector saw the first particle tracks marking a major success for the entire DUNE collaboration. -
A remarkably successful first run for the EP-DT irradiation facilities that are now getting ready for LHC Run 3. -
To fully exploit the HL-LHC luminosities, the innermost stations, the so called Small Wheels (SW), of the ATLAS Muon Spectrometer need to be replaced by New Small Wheels (NSW); an upgrade scheduled for LS2.
Special Feature
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A recently proposed extension of the Standard Model that also accounts for Dark Energy, paves the way towards collider searches. -
A Q&A with Professor Claudia de Rham about her work on the most fundamental questions at the intersection of gravity, cosmology and particle physics and how they can shed light on the problem of dark energy.
More stories
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During a DT seminar, a general strategy for the mechanical structure of future tracker detectors was presented. -
The INSIGHTS MSCA network aims to develop new statistical methods and boost the use of machine learning (ML) to solve some of the most challenging problems in particle physics and society. -
Discussing the computing models and future resource needs for ATLAS and CMS experiments and the possibilities opened up by quantum computing.
New Staff Members and Fellows
Opinion
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Quite a large number of fundamental constants are required to describe reality as we know it, although many hope that a more complete theory will someday reduce the number needed.