A word from the EP Department Head - March 2025
Dear Colleagues in EP,
With great pleasure, I would like to invite you to read the Spring edition of the EP newsletter...
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Interviews & Features
Exploring New Frontiers in Light Dark Matter Searches: The Latest NA64 Proposal
What if dark matter reveals itself through positron annihilation? CERN’s NA64 experiment is breaking new ground with a novel low-energy positron beam technique to explore the hidden dark sector.
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Probing Noise Sensitivity in FBCM: From ASIC Design to EMC Testing Teaser:
An inside look at the design and EMC testing of the FBCM23 ASIC, developed to enable precise and resilient luminosity measurements at the HL-LHC.
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Isolated photon measurements in Pb–Pb collisions with ALICE
Isolated prompt photons offer a unique, unmodified window into the heart of heavy-ion collisions, helping physicists probe the quark–gluon plasma and disentangle hot and cold nuclear matter effects.
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Optical fibre link to assist in ultra-high precision spectroscopy of antihydrogen
CERN’s ALPHA experiment is now using ultra-precise timekeeping and a new optical link to measure antihydrogen with unprecedented accuracy.
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Theory and practice join at the DRD1 Gaseous Detectors School
The first DRD1 Gaseous Detectors School at CERN trained 32 students in hands-on detector building and gas technologies—launching a new era of global training for future experts.
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Third DAQ@LHC workshop
CERN’s DAQ workshop showcased a shift toward unified tools, smarter monitoring, and future-ready systems—setting the stage for the challenges of Run 4 and beyond.
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CMS Achieves LHC's Most Precise W boson Mass Measurement Yet
CMS delivers a landmark W boson mass measurement—matching the Standard Model with unprecedented precision and challenging recent discrepancies.
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RNTuple: The New Columnar Storage for HEP Data
Facing the data deluge of the HL-LHC, ROOT's new RNTuple format offers a faster, more compact, and scalable alternative to TTree — built for the future of high-energy physics.
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New Milestones in direct CP Violation: Observation in Baryons and First Evidence in Beauty Mesons to J/Psi
Recent results from the LHCb experiment reveal the first observation of CP violation in baryons and new evidence in beauty meson decays, shedding light on the mystery of matter-antimatter asymmetry.
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Neutrinos Make Their Mark in the North Hall
First neutrino events observed in ProtoDUNE detectors open new possibilities for Beyond Standard Model searches at CERN's North Hall.
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Updates from the ISOLDE Solenoidal Spectrometer
ISS’s 2024 experiments contributed valuable insights into nuclear symmetry and structure, laying the groundwork for future studies on mirror nuclei and neutron-induced fission.
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Innovative Scintillator Detector Technologies
From 3D-printed detectors to high-granularity plastic scintillators, cutting-edge R&D is reshaping neutrino detection and beyond.
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Pushing the Frontiers of Detector Innovation: EP R&D Programme
Discover how CERN’s EP R&D programme is shaping the future of experimental physics—explore the 2025 Annual Report and join us on 7 May for EP R&D Day to dive into the latest detector innovations and breakthroughs.
Read MOREAdvancing CERN’s Frontiers: The Role of Irradiation Facilities in Experimentation and R&D
Discover how CERN’s irradiation facilities have evolved into essential tools for advancing particle physics, ensuring electronics reliability, and enabling groundbreaking research across multiple scientific domains.
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Gaseous detector technologies for future experiments
Pushing the frontiers of gaseous detector technology, WP2 of the EP R&D programme pioneers high-rate, high-resolution innovations gearing up for the next generation of particle physics experiments.
Read MOREUnlocking the Secrets of Antimatter: A journey through low-energy antimatter studies at CERN
CERN has been at the forefront of antimatter research. Explore the milestones, challenges, and future of antimatter studies in this comprehensive overview.
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CMS Launches New Monthly Newsletter: Le Point Cinq
Get ready for monthly insights into CMS physics, upgrades, and collaboration highlights!
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