Tag: CMS

  • Scintillating crystals: a new window in medical imaging

    Scintillating crystals: a new window in medical imaging

    Scintillating crystals: a new window in medical imaging For science fiction fans antimatter is the high energy fuel that accelerates spaceships faster than the speed of light. In the real world however it has more down to Earth yet extremely useful applications, mainly in the medical field. Positrons are used in Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

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  • LHC upgrades: the landscape becomes clearer

    LHC upgrades: the landscape becomes clearer

    LHC upgrades: the landscape becomes clearer Many of you have contacted me recently concerning the LHC detector upgrades, with some questions about the planning of future work. It is true that the one year stop after the LHC incident in September 2008, the need of a further shutdown to consolidate the interconnecting splices between magnets

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