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n_TOF one year after - First results
Since the termination of the construction of the new second experimental area EAR2 [1,2] of n_TOF in July 2014 [3], the facility has been successfully taking data both in the existing experimental area EAR1 and in the new EAR2. The neutron…
Read moreCOMPASS-II: A QCD Laboratory at CERN
With COMPASS-II CERN enters in the exploration of a new territory: the structure of the proton in multiple dimensions. While COMPASS-I primarily studied the distribution and polarisation of quarks and gluons in the nucleon as a function of the…
Read moreTOTEM experiment upgrade
The Totem experiment has shown with recent data that in collaboration with CMS is possible to enlarge the original physics program in the diffractive proton interaction field. The Central Diffraction channel, although it has an order of magnitude…
Read moreISOLDE: New access to study dilute rare earth doped materials
Mössbauer spectroscopy (MS) is named after Rudolf L. Mössbauer (1929-2011) who found the effect in 1957 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery in 1961. MS makes use of recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence of gamma rays…
Read moreAMS Days at CERN
The conference 'AMS Days at CERN' took place from 15 to 17 April at the Main Auditorium. Its aim was to provide an overview of the latest results of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, as well as bring together experts in astroparticle physics to…
Read moreTwo distinctions for ISOLDE scientists
Two ISOLDE scientists have received prestigious awards this year for their research in the field of nuclear and particle physics. Kara Marie Lynch was honoured with the GENCO Young Scientist award, which recognizes outstanding achievements of young…
Read more2015 European School of High-Energy Physics
The 2015 European School of High-Energy Physics (formerly the CERN–JINR School of Physics) will take place from 2 to 15 September 2015 in Bansko, Bulgaria. It is organised and sponsored by CERN and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR),…
Read moreNA62 Experiment records first data
Over the last weeks, while everyone has been excited with the restart of LHC, the NA62 experiment at CERN has already started producing data, following the circulation of the first beams in the injector chain in 2014. The experiment focuses in…
Read moreNA61/SHINE sheds light on strong Interactions
The past several months were particularly important for the NA61/SHINE programme on strong interactions. This period was crowned by the ongoing beam energy scan with argon-scandium collisions. Here the key events are summarized, but first NA61/…
Read moreISOLDE offers safety training courses
One of the safety challenges faced by the PH Department is how to provide safety training and raise awareness for the large number of users. Most of them visit CERN only for short periods of time, thus they often do not have the chance to…
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