Category: Newsletter
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CMS: LS1 – A Short Summary and an Outlook to the Endgame
CMS: LS1 – A Short Summary and an Outlook to the Endgame After almost two years of shutdown, all planned upgrades of CMS have been performed. The endcap muon system now has a complete forth layer with additional Cathode Strip Chambers (CSC) and Restive Plate Chambers (RPC), enclosed by two new 120t shielding disks made
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TH group looks forward to 2015
TH group looks forward to 2015 In 2014, the CERN Theory Unit has continued to play a leading role as a reference center in all areas of theoretical particle physics. Its research covers a wide spectrum ranging from Standard Model physics directly related to the LHC, to formal aspects of quantum field and string theory.
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Editorial – December 2014
Editorial – December 2014 Dear Colleagues, Just a couple of days from the Christmas break, it is with pride and satisfaction that I look back on 2014, marked by your intense work in all areas of the department. As the LS1 is coming to an end after an almost two-year stoppage of LHC data taking
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ATLAS: Preparing for LHC Run2
ATLAS: Preparing for LHC Run2 The ATLAS teams are wrapping things up and prepare for Run 2, as Long Shutdown 1 is coming to an end. The collaboration has made major upgrades to increase the efficiency, safety, and environmental impact of the detector; 2014 was a really busy year. The ATLAS detector is now a
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ALICE looking into the future
ALICE looking into the future Following a busy year, ALICE is now almost ready for the next run, as the teams make finishing touches before turning their focus towards re-commissioning and calibration. Thanks to the upgrades of the past year, Run2 will provide another in–depth look at the physics of the quark-gluon plasma, with the
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CERN 60: Public Computing Challenge
CERN 60: Public Computing Challenge On Monday 8 December, the CERN 60 Public Computing Challenge began. Volunteers from all over the world are helping the CERN scientists simulate particle collisions in accelerators that have been used over the 60 years of the Organization's existence, including the LHC. They are required to install a simple program
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TOTEM Setting Out towards New Discovery Horizons
TOTEM Setting Out towards New Discovery Horizons With the first LHC long shutdown approaching its end, TOTEM is looking back on a busy year marked on one hand by Run-1 data analysis culminating in 3 publications and more in progress, and on the other hand by a major consolidation and upgrade of its Roman Pot
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LHCb gears up for Run2
LHCb gears up for Run2 It is now 18 months that LHCb has not seen any particle beam passing through the experimental area, and the collaboration is eagerly waiting for the start-up of Run II in spring 2015. But before this, the LHCb detector and all its services required a comprehensive overhaul in preparation for
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SFT Activities during 2014
SFT Activities during 2014 LS1 was an opportunity not only to upgrade detectors and accelerators but also the software used for analysis and data processing. The SFT team has worked closely throughout the year with software experts in the four LHC collaborations to prepare the software releases that will be used when data-taking resumes in
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2014: A busy year for the ESE group
2014: A busy year for the ESE group The PH Electronic Systems for Experiments (ESE) group is involved in the development, construction and qualification of electronics for detector readout systems and for related infrastructure for CERN experiments; it also provides unique infrastructure and expertise for accessing some key technologies such as CMOS processes for chip