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Precise timing detectors for the LHC experiments
The ATLAS and CMS experiments physics programme at the HL-LHC will target a very wide range of measurements, including in-depth studies of the Higgs boson properties and direct searches for physics beyond the standard model (BSM). Timing detectors…
Read moreHeavy-ion collisions at Quark Matter 2018
CERN experiments presented their latest results from the study of lead-ion collisions at the annual Quark Matter conference, that was held this year in Venice, Italy. The programme includes a plethora of presentations on a variety of topics,…
Read moreNew season starts for the LHC experiments
The last 2017 proton-proton collisions took place on 28 November and the LHC machine was shut down during the winter period to allow for planned technical interventions while the LHC experiments profit from this period to perform maintenance work on…
Read moreConnecting the dots: applying deep learning techniques in HEP
With massive amounts of computational power, machines can now recognize objects and translate speech in real time. Deep-learning software attempts to mimic the activity in layers of neurons in the neocortex, the wrinkly 80 percent of the brain where…
Read moreA new era for calorimetry?
Motivation In the mid-1990s the design of the CMS detector was being finalized, culminating in the relevant Technical Design Reports at the end of the decade. This was followed by the start of construction. The main constraints at the time were…
Read moreLHC experiments present results in Moriond Conference
This year saw the 53rd meeting in the series "Les Rencontres de Moriond". ATLAS and CMS presented impressive results (see pictures) of searches for new phenomena, setting boundaries to where the new physics can still exist. These limits severely…
Read moreNew paradigms for the CMS Phase-2 Upgrades
The CMS Phase-2 Upgrade projects will replace or improve detector systems to provide the necessary physics performance under the challenging conditions of high luminosity at the HL-LHC. Installation of the upgraded detector systems starts in LS2 and…
Read moreSearching for leptoquarks at the LHC
Last month, Admir Greljo (University of Mainz) and Abdollah Mohammad (Kansas State University, US) during the Collider Cross Talk, gave a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and experimental aspects in leptoquarks searches. Leptoquarks are…
Read moreElectroweak boson pairs offer new approach to searches for New Physics
During the past decades, the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics that explains how the basic building blocks of matter interact is scrutinised by high energy physics experiments. Along with the remarkable success of the SM, there are compelling…
Read moreNew LHC results presented at EPS-HEP 2017
Over 700 physicists coming from 50 countries met in Venice to discuss the newest results in their field at EPS 2017, one of the world’s most important conferences on particle physics. The conference was co-organized by the European Physical Society…
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