Category: Newsletter
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ATLAS prepares for Run 3 as protons are back in the LHC
ATLAS prepares for Run 3 as protons are back in the LHC Since the start of LS2, ATLAS has undergone an intense maintenance and consolidation programme to meet the challenges of Run 3 of the LHC, and fully exploit the available physics opportunities. This includes the installation and commissioning of new detectors and electronics thus
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PHYSTAT – Systematics Workshop
PHYSTAT – Systematics Workshop The PHYSTAT-Systematics meeting, held remotely in early November, was the latest in a series of PHYSTAT events. Begun in 2000, these were the first Workshops focused on statistical issues in particle physics. They started at CERN, which has hosted 3 further meetings. An important feature of PHYSTAT events is the participation
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Introducing the “25 by 25” initiative
Introducing the "25 by 25" initiative The principles of diversity and inclusiveness are enshrined in CERN’s Code of Conduct. They have been strategic for CERN as they lie at the heart of excellence while also reflecting the diversity of its Member States. Furthermore, the need to intensify the efforts to meet these principles is reflected
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Findings of the ECFA Roadmap for R&D on Detector Technologies
Findings of the ECFA Roadmap for R&D on Detector Technologies In two previous newsletter editions (1, 2) the process to develop a Roadmap for R&D on Detector Technologies was reported. As recommended in the European Strategy for Particle Physics Update (EPPSU) (3), ECFA has set up the Detector R&D Panel which has led this process.
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Medipix3 reaches the clinic
Medipix3 reaches the clinic In early October, the CERN Medipix Team (EP-ESE-ME) visited the newly installed Medipix3-based spectroscopic CT scanner at the Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne. The 3D colour X-ray scanner has been developed in New Zealand by MARS Bioimaging, a spin-out company of the University of Canterbury which is a member of the
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Prestigious Award for Quantum Logic Spectroscopy
Prestigious Award for Quantum Logic Spectroscopy In October, the prestigious Dissertation Prize of the Section Atoms, Molecules, Quantum Optics and Plasmas (SAMOP) of the German Physical Society was awarded to Peter Micke for his seminal work demonstrating quantum logic spectroscopy on highly charged ions (HCI) [1]. He completed his PhD in Piet O. Schmidt’s group
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Gearing up preparations for the T2K-II phase
Gearing up preparations for the T2K-II phase The upgrade of the near detector of the T2K experiment became in April 2019 an official CERN Neutrino Platform experiment (NP07). As a consequence an increased detector assembly activity has been started at CERN over the last months. This will continue until summer 2022 before the installation of
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A High-Granularity Timing Detector for the ATLAS Phase-II Upgrade
A High-Granularity Timing Detector for the ATLAS Phase-II Upgrade A High-Granularity Timing Detector (HGTD) using Low Gain Avalanche Diodes (LGAD) silicon sensors is being constructed for the ATLAS phase-II upgrade program as a powerful way to address the challenges of the High-Luminosity LHC program [1]. The goal of the new silicon-based timing detector is to
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Transforming NA62
Transforming NA62 The main goal of the NA62 experiment, located in CERNs North Area, is to precisely measure the K+→π+νν̅ branching fraction, which is highly sensitive to new physics processes. The analysis of data collected during 2016-2018 led to the most precise determination of the K+→π+νν̅ branching fraction and provides the strongest evidence so far
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A new VELO for the LHCb experiment
A new VELO for the LHCb experiment The VELO is stacking up milestones as it races to complete installation before the Run 3 startup. The previous VErtex LOcator (VELO) is being completely replaced during Long Shutdown 2 as part of a major upgrade programme to allow the experiment to operate at an instantaneous luminosity of